I guess I should put the blame of the let down on other movies like Secret Window and Hide and Seek.
I am a huge David Fincher fan. I love Seven, Zodiac, Panic Room, and aside from the bad CGI even Alien 3. I had neglected Fight Club for a very long time, and decided that I needed to watch it. Everything in this film came to me with a blissful David Fincher punch in the face. After the first hour I was in love with the characters, and was ready to watch another two hours of plot unfold.
Unfortunately I was extremely disappointed by the plot turn at the end. (for those who have not seen this movie… discontinue reading… the following is a spoiler)
Multi-personality character attributes seem to be over used so much. I guess I really should be getting angry at other movies that used this element, but the twist didn’t really get to me. The only part of Edward Norton being a multi personality that bothered me was the fact that Brad Pitt would no longer be his own individual character. The depth of Tyler was so intriguing that it was a let down to know he was just a divide of another character.
All personally thoughts of the plot aside… this film was incredibly well done, the plot really was solid, and the actors were incredible. I felt almost completely satisfied at when the credits started rolling, and I regained any faith I had lost in David Fincher.
(I guess that all I have to say is… Alfred Hitchcock pulled multi-personalities off the best in the 60’s)… you’re right… I suck at critiquing.