Mischief. Mayhem. Soap.

Rating: 7/10 (9 June 2007)

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
For once, I wouldn't know what rating to give a movie. I could give it anywhere between 5/10 to 10/10. I'm very surprised to see that this movie is a special effects-filled movie and that it was a 1999 movie. I thought it was made way before that.
The first act is wonderful and it's one of the best first acts I've ever seen. What goes down is its second act, where it turns very violent and forms an aggression on you (or at least, to me). It makes me scared if this film makes others want to fight.
The third act begins to turn into a mystery and goes up to be a good movie again. With all the fighting, you are blinded from the truth: Is there a plot really going around? I mean, the whole first hour and some so minutes are pretty much a waste of time (which is why the movie is way too long than it needs to be). It makes me reluctant to give it a perfect rating.
I wouldn't be surprised I got the twist ending while watching it because it has been done so many times before (well, at least three movies had already done it) but I still love the creativity put in it. There are so many funny and grueling scenes to see here! I love the acting by Edward Norton, who did a fantastic job. Brad Pitt wasn't as fantastic but was good. Helena Bonham Carter looks almost unrecognizable from her role so it was fantastic.
Well, judging from the weak points to the strong point, I'll give this movie a 7/10. This film is really well made and I thought it might be one of the best films ever but nothing was really happening until the third act.