sorry, it's no clockwork orange

Rating: Null/10 (27 November 2002)

This, along with Amores Perros and The Green Mile, is one of the most overrated movies on this site. Merely utilizing the common modern technique of 'things not being what they seem' does not make a great movie. Here, the technique is meaningless. And yes, our society is excessively consumer-driven and not passionate or honest enough. But people were supposed to learn values that make them aware of that in grade school. If they haven't learned this lesson by now in life, they aren't going to be smart enough to get it from an intentionally complex film. On top of that, I am not even sure that Fincher is truly criticizing our domesticated society. It seems that the rebels are the real problem in his film. I have seen people here compare this film to A Clockwork Orange. That is like comparing Corey Maggette to Michael Jordan. Or Mobsters to The Godfather.