Review of Fight Club (1999) by Midlands M — 10 May 2014
"Ban this sick filth" said the Daily Mail on the release of this film. Never has the point of a film been so greatly missed that to this day, the fighting is the thing viewers remember the least about it.
From the snazzy camera moves and editing(all CGI, IKEA and "cock" insertions) to the expertly and explicitly written dialogue from the most unreliable of narrators, Fincher's rug-pull is backed up by Pixies-infused post-masculine angst and Meat Loaf with tits.
Pitt is as good as he ever was and Bonham-Carter made her career re-invention from Merchant Ivory lady to pasty gothic waif in just one movie. Pitch black humour combined with a great story, Fight Club shows how a film can be watched again and again making it a classic of modern cinema.
This review of Fight Club (1999) was written by Midlands M on 10 May 2014.
Fight Club has generally received very positive reviews.
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