Unadulterated pretentious trite (spoilers galore)

Rating: 2/10 (3 June 2006)

...in which pretty much the only aspect that doesn't totally disappoint is the cinematography (basically an elaboration of the set design on "Seven"). Even the soundtrack is lukewarm and sounds horribly dated (some "brothers" or someone). Norton is the kind of actor whom you either can or cannot watch (I haven't totally decided yet), Bonham Carter still delivers a phoney stateside accent (Woody Allen obviously hasn't helped), and Pitt only looks good in his eye to eye hotel room sequence with Norton (anyone who claims they see him as a good actor is either lying or is deluded - the guy just looks good with cropped hair). Other than this we're looking at a film made for awkward teenage boys who can't watch it anyway cause it's mostly rated 18. It's the slightly older awkward boys who sadly do get to see it and end up slobbering over it and writing rave reviews about it. A little rubbish goes a long way these days.
Having appreciated both "The Game" and especially "Seven", I'd like to think Fincher was presented with a job to be done and got away with it. Let's see what happens next.