Fight Club

Rating: 9/10 (16 October 2007)

An excellent film. A lot of the credit for "Fight Club" I think should go to the writer of the novel Chuck Palahniuk. What a great way to talk about our modern day society. The film looks like your typical Hollywood popcorn blockbuster flick and has therefore a real mass appeal. But below the surface of a very well made thriller there is a not too hard to find subtext (at least the headlines of the subtext are not too hard to find) about our capitalistic society that everyone should be able to catch. I'm not sure if Fincher's stylization made the best possible movie out of this novel, but it definitely found the best possible middle course between mass appeal and message. Edward Norton is to be watched in the role that turned him into a massive star. And as he is one of the finest actors of his generation, to watch him is just a joy. David Fincher favourite Brad Pitt plays Tyler Durden and is as iconic as the amazing Helena Bonham Carter in her part as Marla Singer.