Watch it five times and see five different movies

Rating: Null/10 (24 April 2004)

I rented this video a few weeks ago when I was unable to bring myself to rent any more of the trash that had been in theaters last summer. So I wandered through the "favorites" section and came across Fight Club. I had been passing this one on the shelves for five years but decided tonight I'd give it a try.
In a word, WOW!
I had expected a typical matter-of-fact movie about guys who like to fight each other, a standard Hollywood plot twist or two and then the good guy beats the bad guy in the big fight and rides off with the quirky-but-adorable love interest in the end. Boy was I wrong.
I did get the film about guys fighting, but there was also so much more. This film speaks on so many levels I'm still sorting it out weeks later. It has cutting social commentary on modern life, consumerism, good and evil, the male psyche, philosophy, and of course, fighting. The love interest was definitely quirky but pretty darn far from adorable. This is no Hollywood picture. The dialog pulls no punches, and there are plot twists sharp enough to make you lose your lunch.
I watched this thing five times on five consecutive nights just trying to take it all in. You can watch it five times and see five different movies. It works as an action flick, a dark comedy, a twisted romance, an art film, a mystery, and a satire. If you haven't seen this picture I highly recommend renting Fight Club. You won't be disappointed.