I still gave it a "7"

Rating: 7/10 (11 July 2004)

The fantasy of a neo-marxist movement run by an unassuming white-collar schmo and his sh_t-kickin' doppelganger,recruiting sociopathic dudes for an anarchic terrorist movement is an adolescent wannabe "gangsta's" wet dream.The incredible popularity of this movie is a sign of how hollow things have gotten in this society.This movie is definitely a technical achievement though,it's neo-cool colors and lighting and bravado camera-work by David Fincher("Seven")are unrivaled,but the real philosophical substance is blind nihilism bound with a good deal of blue-collar angst.There are a few great movies out there that end with nothing but the void to face-this one strangely glorifies it.Watch "A Clockwork Orange"(a lot more layers to it)