Great film!

Rating: 10/10 (17 July 2001)

Fight Club is a great film that stands up to repeated viewing, and actually gets better the more you watch it. In fact, I recommend watching it at least twice to catch the double meaning in a lot of the dialogue and to understand all the characters' motivations. I showed this to my Parents and they hated it, but they couldn't get past the violence to see the meaning behind the story. Edward Norton also mentioned that many of the critics who raved about 'The Graduate' (a great movie as well) panned 'Fight Club' despite the fact that the central themes are similar. Both movies are about someone pigeon-holed into society's view of how their life should be, and finding some way to break free of that while at the same time realizing what is important to them. Where 'The Graduate' takes a more conventional and easy to follow path 'Fight Club' goes more cerebral and psychological path to about the same end. Not only that, but the performances are fantastic, the direction and cinematography are excellent, and the writing is not only witty (sometimes down right hilarious and very quotable in everyday life) but also tight and magnificent. I actually enjoyed the film more than the book.