Beware, if you're a Palahniuk book purist, who would be satisfied with nothing less than a duplicate, you'll be sorely disappointed by this movie, in particular the ending.
I'm less interested in how closely the movie matched the book, so I was able to enjoy the movie for the most part. Although the movie did parallel the book very well. It was a dark comedy, ended up being very much as dark as the book. However, as for criticism I suppose I have the same complaint as many will have: it was too short. Had it been a half hour longer it could've been both more accurate and more entertaining. Many will say that it wasn't as dark as the book, but I'll disagree. They'll say the book wasn't as comedic as the movie, but truthfully, in my interpretation anyways, it was.
Even still, and perhaps this was just the fault of the horrible sound system at the theater where I saw it, the movie left me somewhat unfulfilled. It felt less like a theatrical experience than fast food for thought. But certainly the parallel is there: after seeing it you might feel as a sex addict, instant gratification, but no lasting strong feeling one way or the other.
I'm less interested in how closely the movie matched the book, so I was able to enjoy the movie for the most part. Although the movie did parallel the book very well. It was a dark comedy, ended up being very much as dark as the book. However, as for criticism I suppose I have the same complaint as many will have: it was too short. Had it been a half hour longer it could've been both more accurate and more entertaining. Many will say that it wasn't as dark as the book, but I'll disagree. They'll say the book wasn't as comedic as the movie, but truthfully, in my interpretation anyways, it was.
Even still, and perhaps this was just the fault of the horrible sound system at the theater where I saw it, the movie left me somewhat unfulfilled. It felt less like a theatrical experience than fast food for thought. But certainly the parallel is there: after seeing it you might feel as a sex addict, instant gratification, but no lasting strong feeling one way or the other.