When the great movies of the 1990s are
named, Fight Club will be near the
top of the list. Combining the obsessions
of Bergman with the violence of
Peckinpah and the cool of David Lynch,
director Fincher weaves together an
amazing tale of twisted identity and
double meaning. This is one of those
rare films that presents a completely
different story upon a second viewing,
and maybe even upon a third. The plot,
about two friends who form an amateur
boxing club and then move on to greater
acts of mayhem, is essentially
indescribable without giving away the
films big secret, but I can say that it
features truly great performances by Ed
Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter
and, of course, Meat Loaf. If youve never
been punched in the face by a movie,
then you havent seen Fight Club.