An Incredible Film

Rating: 10/10 (16 April 2002)

Fight Club is a brilliant and brutal look at consumerism in a modern day and age. The film features magnificent acting, a wonderful plot (with a great twist at the end,) and many other strengths, but the area in which it really impressed me was its unique, original style. It is very hard to describe the visual techniques used in the film, but if you've seen it, you know what I'm talking about. There are some truly wonderful CG scenes (you can see how they were made in the TERRIFIC DVD.) I just wish all films could feel as unique and artistic as this one does. Although violence does play a strong part in the movie, it is a very necessary aspect, and shouldn't be too discouraging (unless, of course, you're particularly squeamish.) All in all, Fight Club does a lot of things right. It addresses an intelligent moral and social issue using a very unique style, and it does all this with nearly flawless acting and wonderful directing.
By the way, one of the few other movies I have enjoyed recently that has a really good, original style is Run Lola Run. If you get a chance, check it out - it's also a really good film.