Fight Club
1999
**½
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared Leto, Holt McCallany, Zach Grenier, Eion Bailey, Peter Iacangelo, Thom Gossom Jr.
An insomniac disillusioned with his mundane life and an enigmatic soap salesman form an underground fight club, which evolves into an anarchic and subversive movement. David Fincher's most celebrated work is a smart, thought-provoking, and cynical dark comedy that deals with consumerism, toxic masculinity, mental health, and identity. However, I have always found the film easier to admire than to enjoy. Jim Uhls scripted from Chuck Palahniuk's 1996 novel, and there is no denying that Fincher has directed it all with a verve and creativity.
