Ebert's opinion of Fight Club is that it is far too violent and had the potential of being smart and interesting but failed. This is made clear on page 449, "It's at about this point that the movie stops being smart and savage and witty, and turns to some of the most brutal, unremitting, nonstop violence ever filmed." Ebert focuses mainly on the violence constantly stating how the characters "beat each other to a pulp"
2. Identify the positive and negetive qualities Ebert writes about in his review.
Some of the positive points of Ebert's review of Fight Club include; this film was a very well made and has a great first act. His negatives definitely out number the positives. Some include his distaste for the amount of violence constantly rehashing what he stated many times before. Ebert also poked fun at the "macho-ness" of the main characters.
6. What are the points on which Ebert disagrees with Maslin? Who do you think makes a more convincing case?
Maslin seemed to really enjoy this film, at least that's what I got from her review and Ebert didn't seem to enjoy it. They both agree that it is well made and has too much violence.
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