One of the greatest films ever produced

Rating: 10/10 (21 November 2000)

When I was first told by a friend to go see "Fight Club," I rolled my eyes. Why would I want to go see a movie about men beating the hell out of each other? But thankfully, I decided to give it a try. As soon as the tape ended, I immediately rewound it and began it again. As an employee of a Video Store, I see countless numbers of movies each week, yet made a conserted effort to watch Fight Club at least once every few days until I finally purchased it. The depth of this film is so much more then any initial criticism may have revealed. "Fight Club" is a comment on gendered socialization. It comments on the evils of capitalism and the selfishness that rears its head daily in the rat race which Americans see as the norm. This film manages to analyze and interpret our entire civilized culture in all its complicated aspects in just a little over 2 hours. And even amongst the critique and powerful messages, it manages some of the most intelligent and witty dialog that Hollywood has seen since "The Usual Suspects" in this critic's eye. As a 22 year old feminist, many people look at me oddly when I proclaim "Fight Club" as my favorite film. But those cynical individuals have yet to see Fincher's masterpiece. *****