Interesting, but overrated

Rating: 6/10 (3 June 2001)

Yes, Fight Club has an amazing twist in it, and that twist did blow me away. It also starts out strong with Edward Norton, who is one of my favorite actors, in a therapy group meeting some interesting people.
However, as the plot kept rolling, it became too over-the-top for its own good. The movie was supposed to be about finding out who the true you is, but yet all of the "followers" had no personality at all. They were just drones, and I didn't buy into the fact that so many people would be involved in this "Project Mayhem", without somebody getting a conscience and blowing the lid off of it. I call this the "JFK" syndrome, where everybody and their dog is involved with the conspiracy. Completely unrealistic, and movie gets really bogged down with it.
The plot twist and the excellent performances by Norton and Pitt were enough for me to recommend you watch this once. But in my opinion, this movie was not nearly good enough to be rated in the top 250 of all time. Highly overrated. 6/10