Fight Club, a terrifying vision of what one guy with head problems can do, is a semi-thought provoking, very disturbing and socially irresponsible film. Depicting 'Fight Clubs' formed by lead character Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), soap manufacturer and seller extroidinaire, the film depicts bloody and gruesome fights between two men at a time with scores cheering them on.

Jack, our humble narrator (Edward Norton) and co-founder of the fight clubs takes a more passive stance and doesn't get involved in the truly dirty work. Jack uses the fight clubs to let out his anger from his job and Ikea-formed idea of living. Living his life in his cubicle 9-5 day-in, day-out, Jack suffered from insomnia and his doctor wouldn't prescribe him any pills to help him sleep. After an unfortunate accident at his apartment, he calls up good buddy Tyler (met on the plane a couple of hours earlier) and meets him for a drink. After a few beers and some shots, Tyler asks Jack to hit him, and the fight begins. They find such pleasure in fighting and letting all of their anger and stress out, they come back every week to fight. New guys join and sooner or later, fight clubs spring up across this fine country. Everyone loves the fight club, after all, "how much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight?"

Director David Fincher tried to create a dark comedy/satire, but seems to have failed. While the movie was tolerable at best, it's fragmented story line and the way Fincher tried to tie it together just didn't seem to work. There were many plot lines left wide open and many unanswered questions. Weighing in at over 2 hours, Fight Club could have been a little longer, but you don't want to get anywhere near the dreaded Titanic-like 3 hour movies. It would have been nice if everything could have been tied together to make sense and provide a cohesive satire of our society.

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Action
Rated: R - For disturbing and graphic depiction of violent anti-social behavior, sexuality and language.
Runtime: 139 minutes
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