A Nonsensical story with some highlights

Rating: 5/10 (12 September 2018)

The film is so highly acclaimed so I thought it would be a good viewing experience but I was wrong.
The first act of the film is really strong, Edward Norton gives a terrific performance and it's interesting to watch the characters insomnia play out. I love the subtle hints given towards the final twist of Norton being Tyler Durdon.
Yet Brad Pitt's introduction is where the film becomes dull, First I want to say that Brad Pitt is great in this but his character isnt.
We are expected to believe that Edward Norton assembled a devoted cult by beating himself up, that he has knowledge of explosives despite not having any known explosives background. There is a scene in the film where Edward Norton walks past Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter having sex and since Norton and Pitt are the same person it makes no sense how he can be in two places at once.
The Third act gets better but has some problems, mainly that despite Norton now knowing that he is Tyler Durdon, he still allows himself to beat up himself. Edward Norton even survives the most unrealistic suicide attempt, although I love the very end scene with the building blowing up, mainly because of the song.
Overall, this film is given too much credit and acclaim for something that isn't worth it. David Fincher has proven he can do better with his film Se7en, this was more alike to Alien3.