Dark, funny, subversive. I loved it!

Rating: 10/10 (17 October 1999)

This is not a movie about yuppies who have fist fights. The only yuppie in the film is the character played by Edward Norton.
Visually, the film is exquisite if you like films that create their own visual world--it ranks up there with Blade Runner. The editing is exciting. The script is, frankly, very biting and hilarious, and the depiction of consumerism and the corporate workplace is right on.
The audience I saw it with enjoyed the humor and applauded at the end. I didn't see anyone walk out. Afterwards, I heard comments that some people were confused, but most enjoyed it a lot.
The acting is quite good, too. One expects wonders from Norton, and at least some excitement from Pitt, but Meat Loaf's performance was quite touching. That blew my mind!
I told my husband about the movie, and although he felt he would like the humor and the themes, he couldn't take the violence. So be forewarned, if you're a tough cookie and enjoy critiques of the economy, satires on group therapy, and films that take real risks, see this movie. Otherwise, avoid it.