Fantabulous

Rating: 10/10 (12 December 2007)

I wasn't expecting a lot from a movie starring Brad Pitt & Edward Norton. I really thought that it'll be an action movie judging by its name. But I must say that it proved me wrong in a big way because its so much more than an action flick. It has an excellent plot & a brilliant story line. It revolves around the life of Edward Norton who is living a dog's life & doing a worthless job. He enrolls himself in a number of self-help courses to get some thrill in life.
In his quest for seeking thrill & adventure in his life he unknowingly creates a fictitious character straight from his imagination played by Brad Pitt. Brad Pitt is everything that Edward Norton is not. He is adventure-seeking & always pushes the limit as far as being eccentric is concerned.Both of them start a fight club where people fight with each other to forget about their mundane lives. The whole thing is an underground affair with its own secret set of rules. It goes on to become a secret society of sorts with its branches all over US. Meanwhile Brad Pitt pushes Edward to new limits of Masochism with new & innovative ways.
The last 15 minutes are absolutely mind-blowing where Edward comes to know about Brad Pitt's fictitious existence & tries to undo whatever he had done as him. The editing is extremely crisp & the performances by both leading actors are superb. Its definitely worth watching more than once.