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Originally Posted by MrSelfDestruct
Second, and I think that this is something that Palahniuk wanted to convey to us on an almost completely subliminal level, is the spiral of self-destruction and violence that comes from giving in to societal pressure and repressing homosexuality. He lusts after his fictional alter ego while that ego spends long nights fucking the woman that he subconsciously understands he "should" be with.
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Huh. Was that in the book, or mentioned in some interview? I surely missed it in my three or four viewings of the film.
My pick: Meet the Parents
Ending airport scene aside, utter shite. The comedy equivalent of fingernails on a chalkboard. Seeing misfortune after misfortune visited upon Stiller, mistake after mistake made...this wasn't funny. It was painful and nothing else. Whatever muscles are exercised by cringing received a thorough workout.