Genius!

Rating: 10/10 (8 March 2001)

This film can be described in one word: genius.
A white-collar, middle-class, boring man (Norton) who suffers from IKEA obsessions and insomnia does on a downward spiral when he meets and befriends a charismatic stranger named Tyler Durden (Pitt) through unfortunate events. Together, they from their own secret society type of cult for disillusioned men like themselves called "Fight Club", in which they beat the hell out of each other for a catharic release from the materialistic society they wish to escape.
Everything is peachy keen until a chainsmoking she-Devil aquaintance of IKEA boy's named Marla interferes with he and Tyler's friendship by means of sex and seduction. Marla (Carter) begins a physical relationship with Tyler, while she and IKEA boy engage in a challenging, deeper love/hate relationship. Marla opens his eyes to how carried away "Fight Club" has grown, (now referred to as "Project MAYHEM"), and everything begins to fall apart into the pieces of the puzzle that complete this story in the mind-blowing finale. Fight Club illustrates the growing isolation we feel from each other and the crazy ways we fulfil our need to be drawn back together. It's an intriguing look at underground culture and the spiritual release it brings.
This is the A Clockwork Orange of our generation. This is my favorite film in the world. It has changed the way I see things. This movie literally rips you from your chair, beats the s**t out of you, and spits you back out...and damn, does it feel EUPHORIC! ;-)