anti-consumerism at its best

Rating: 10/10 (11 January 2004)

Fantastic overall commentary against yuppie-dom and the quest for material possessions, but at its core a love story. Incredible performances by Edward Norton and Helena Bonham-Carter, and a delightfully psychotic Brad Pitt. The movie does tend to run a bit long, but you can easily overlook that. Director David Fincher paints a provocative picture in a wasteland that could be any major US city, and stays wonderfully faithful to Chuck Palahniuk's novel of the same title. This is a movie that is every bit as good as the book. Top-notch, all the way.