Brutal, Gruesome Fun!!!

Rating: 10/10 (23 March 2000)

Going in to see this, I expected the typical darkness that David Fincher brings to his movies. Coming out of this, I had respect for Brad Pitt, as an actor, I thought Edward Norton was one of the most cunningly funny guys out there, and Fight Club was/is the best movie of '99. Although the movie may be very brutal ( in fact the overall gore is low, it's just how honest the film makers made it), foremost it is a dark comedy. The film had me laughing at times that normally I wouldn't think is proper, but that is the point of this film. The narrator wants you to see how everything means nothing, and nothing is to be taken seriously. One point in this movie either loses you, or totally draws you in. Personally, when the plot got crazier, I drooled for even more.
This movie is made to offend, engross, and enlighten. If it does at least two of those, then it accomplishes what it set out to do. It's a trip you soon won't forget.
warning: seeing this movie repeated times could leave you to believe that Project Mayhem is a good idea.