I am at a loss!

Rating: Null/10 (16 October 1999)

I had read many reviews on this site prior to seeing the movie, Fight Club. Most people were saying it was violent and bloody or a visually stunning picture or that it was a work of art in one way or another. I have to say I can't even believe the way I felt after about an hour's worth of this film...what trash! It was all of the world's social ills wrapped into one totally mixed up and messed up story of little or no use. I still can't believe the critics and the viewing audience can have anything positive to say...I was so disappointed; it was NOT too violent, it was NOT visually stunning (i swear I've read that quite a bit), and it was NOT an acting achievement. It was monotonous, intellectually benign, and basically a truckload of all that we, in society, have come to be discontent with...thrown back at us from all the stupid tv, tabloids and talkshows that are such a part of our culture. It's not even like it MATTERS if there was anything in the film "to figure out"; there are certainly many interpretations we could analyze with the film, but honestly, we all get some dose of the film in the course of our lives as we go through a day on Planet Earth. The fact that it was done with such a psychological twist does not make it entertaining. It's just a loud statement of everyone's feeling about how screwed up things are and how everyone has a need to rise up at some point to scream at the establishment.
I wish I could bring myself to gain a clearer understanding of why some in the viewing audience felt it was such an amazing experience. I got the impression that even the filmmakers glanced at eachother from time to time and wondered what level of stupidity they should decide to stop at.