One of the best movies of the 90s

Rating: 10/10 (15 August 1999)

I can´t believe I haven´t commented on this film earlier. This is filmmaking of the highest order. A superb script wonderfully realized. I hope Fincher can maintain the high standards he has set for himself here. A future filmmaker can learn a lot from this movie, just in terms of pacing. The way it shifts into high gear is masterful, and it´s refreshing to find a director nowadays who knows when and how to move the camera for maximum dramatic effect. Howard Shore´s fine score is unobtrusive and used only when needed. Photography, editing, acting- top notch, and I thought Brad Pitt was just a Hollywood pretty boy, how wrong was I? I understand the producers wanted a more upbeat ending, and that Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt deserves credit for helping Fincher convince them not to change anything. As we approach the end of the millenium, this is one movie who stands tall above the vast sea of forgettable Hollywood movies of the 90s.