Ultimate trip

Rating: 10/10 (14 February 2003)

Fight Club tells the story of an insomniac insurance investigator (Ed Norton) who initially attends help/support groups to try to help his insomnia. Annoyed at the presence of another `faker' (Marla  Helena Bonham Carter) at these groups  he turns to Tyler Durdan (Brad Pitt)  an eccentric soap salesman. They soon develop underground `fight clubs'  a highly aggressive male `support' group. Fight Club starts to get out of hand when Tyler gears `Project Mayhem' up a notch.
The plot of Fight Club is based on a Chuck Palahnuk novel of the same name (brilliant author  check him out!). The narrator (Norton) provides classic nihilistic / disinfected / insomniac views of the mundane of life (so many classic lines).
The performances are just so good  Brad Pitt is always a winner in these `sorts' of crazy roles (see 12 Monkeys). Ed Norton plays a terrific `straight' worker type who is enticed by Tyler's ways and `free' lifestyle  but as he works out Tyler's world  Ed Norton is great as the seemingly insane narrator.
The soundtrack (by the Dust Brothers) complements the mind-blowing visuals from David Fincher and crew.
This is one movie that is a bit of a mind-fudge the first time around  and a bit of a must for repeat viewing!
10 out of 10!!!