Fabulous in every way

Rating: 9/10 (30 October 2005)

I have just watched Fight Club for about the 10th time with the director/cast commentary and felt compelled to write about how much I love this film.
Whilst most films don't bear a second viewing, the joy of Fight Club is that with each viewing another incredible detail is uncovered. There is just so much happening in every scene that one viewing is not enough - and you will miss many of the hilarious references in the dialogue if you don't go back for a second look. Any film that is critical of Martha Stewart can't be bad.
I'm not going to bother with recapping the plot - too many writers on this site have already done that job for me. All I will say is that those people who were upset about the violence in Fight Club when it was released totally missed the point and probably shouldn't be seeing this sort of film anyway.... Oh, and I'm female so the explicit violence is not just for men.
All the performances were fabulous (and I have to comment on how incredibly hot Mr Pitt looked) and the bleak and at times strangely lit vision of David Fincher served the story brilliantly.
Probably the best film of its year and criminally overlooked during awards season, there is so much to enjoy about Fight Club. I recommend this film highly to those discerning viewers who go to see films to be challenged and to have a really good laugh because Fight Club is genuinely funny. I promise you won't be disappointed.
9/10 from me.