Battle your inner-demons movie.

Rating: 7/10 (28 June 2015)

This is a dark film about insomniac office worker dubbed "The Narrator" (Edward Norton) who tells about his life battling his insomnia and joining an underground flight club, lead by street-smart soap salesman Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) in order to change his gloomy life.
The film starts off a little slow with Narrator taking us to a slow, lazy-feel overview of his life and him attending these various support groups. But, the story picks up steam when he meets Tyler Durden, who starts an underground fighting club. The Narrator uses it to changes cure his insomnia and change his life, but Tyler uses it to a more extreme extent to take on corporations and consumerism. These back and forth events take us to an intriguing and unpredictable second half of the movie.
Director David Fincher did a nice job capturing a moody but captivating film that draws the audience into the Narrator's life and leaves them guessing at all the turn-of-events, making the plot surprisingly unpredictable. It's more of a story than just a bunch of lonely guys beating each each other up - it's also about battling one's own inner-demons and attempting to free himself. The acting I thought was good - not overly emotional or excited, just right.
***minor spoiler ahead*** Much bad influences to society are portrayed here, from street violence to vandalism, from vulgar sex to devilish attitudes, and from anti-consumerism/capitalism to anarchistic intentions. However, there are some redeeming qualities in some of the characters toward the second half of the movie, which I thought cleverly balances out the plot and adds meaning to the "battle your inner-demons" element.
***minor spoiler ends*** Overall, it's an unique film. It's a real attention-grabber with the right amount of drama and a hint of humor.
Grade B