My favorite Kevin Spacey performance!!! He manages to impress with his acting despite the fact that he appears for only the last 20 minutes of the film. Freeman and Pitt are also excellent!
Seriously? #33 on the IMDB Top 250? It's a collection of imaginative kills and a sociopath villain getting a missive from some higher power. Were it not for the astonishing technical credits, like its gorgeous cinematography and intense editing, Seven would mean little more than any of the Saw movies. It's just sleek, somewhat brainier torture porn. The movie doesn't have any human dimension, allowing graphic imagery to substitute emotion. I'm sure this worked out great in 1995, but the movie doesn't have much punch anymore. I'm pretty desensitized, as it goes.
It isn't to say that I dislike this movie. There's plenty of things to admire about it: it's well-paced, decently acted (for what the characters give the actors, which is not much), and raises a few interesting questions. Unfortunately, there's just not enough here. "Style over substance" is such an easy out for people who don't really know what they're talking about in reviewing a film, but it really is a series of grisly deaths chained by a half-assed plot and some boring characters. Morgan Freeman plays the same prophetic non-character that he does in EVERY movie; Brad Pitt is a little more interesting, but the performance doesn't have enough punch. Kevin Spacey is interesting, as always, and Gwyneth Paltrow does fine in her, like, two scenes.
The power of the ending calls for an emotional investment. Seven didn't even come close to getting one out of me. It hinges on a character we see very little of throughout the film and I just wasn't buying it. Ultimately, I enjoyed the movie as a sanguine, exciting murder mystery and little more. Nothing mind-blowing at all.
Darius Khondji's moody cinematography is the most outstanding factor of one of the best thrillers of the 90s. Andrew Kevin Walker's screenplay is superb, just as the two leads Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt. Suspense goes uphill with every passing minute, and ends up in a powerful and mind-blowing moment. David Fincher's masterwork.
Tense, the dark atmosphere adds to the suspense. It's shocking and out-of-the-ordinary, that has been imitated many times and failed. This is a mainstrem film which hides it's masterclass under a layer of impending doom.
Awesome movie. First off, the premise for the story was just mind-bogglingly great. Next, the movie was just visually engaging. The grit and seediness that blanketed every scene was such a treat to watch. Aside from that, the story progression was just so well executed. Lastly, the climax and ending of ther movie was just completely unforgettable.
This movie has every definition of the word dark. The story, the appearance, the ending, all as dark as a movie can get, This is why it is so good though. Like Silence of the Lambs, there isn't a happy ending here, which makes it feel more realistic and believable unlike most movies. The performances by Pitt, Freeman, and Spacey really add to the realism this movie presents. Another thing about this movie is that it's very heavy on the forensics side of things. So for all CSI fans, this is a must watch. The dark and unique looking settings also make this feel more realistic then most movies. This darkness adds to the movies feeling though and really sets the tone. The greatest part of this movie is really the ending though. It is terribly shocking and disturbing, and couldn't have been executed any better. In my opinion, the ending to this movie is the more suspenseful then any other movie ever. I guarantee your heart rate will double as the ending unfolds.
I loved the victims and the case that Pitt and Freeman were solving, but when Spacey came, the movie became trite, boring and predictable. If I would show this film to anyone, I would turn the tv off at a certain point and say 'The End!'.
i didn't care for this movie when i saw it in the theater in 95. so i recently bought the dvd, just to see if i still felt the same..wtf was i thinking? i white knuckled this bitch until the gruesome end - this time around! stellar!
This is a movie with an obvious fixation on the number seven. There are seven sins, the movie takes place in seven days, and a package arrives at 7:00 pm. What else? Seven hairs on Sommerset's index finger? When you divide the number of expletives that leaves Det. Mill's mouth, there's a quotient of seven? Pointless sarcasm aside, Se7en has one of the most brilliant endings I've ever seen in a movie. The entire film is a buildup to its beautiful climax, tightening its noose of tension with each scene until it becomes this culminating vortex of twisted reasoning. And what's scary is in some way or another, I agree with John Doe.
This is a movie about apathy. A world that, according to Sommerset, "embraces and nurtures apathy as if it was virtue." It is our world. "It's easier to steal what you want than it is to earn it. It's easier to beat a child than it is to raise it. Hell, love costs: it takes effort and work."
And it's frightening because as much as you don't want to agree with someone as diabolical as John Doe, he's right. "Only in a world this shitty could you even try to say these were innocent people and keep a straight face. But that's the point. We see a deadly sin on every street corner, in every home, and we tolerate it. We tolerate it because it's common, it's trivial. We tolerate it morning, noon, and night."
It takes a degree of apathy to be tolerant of the horrible things happening around us, and it's becoming easier to be that way in our society--it's even considered more human in some circles. And who can serve a better example that this is all wrong than a serial killer. "Wanting people to listen, you can't just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer, and then you'll notice you've got their strict attention." So twisted and chilling.
Not many films get to me, but this one sticks out in my mind whenever I think horror. Need to remind yourself of the seven deadly sins? This will help you remember.
If you've seen this movie you'll ask yourself "what's in the box?" repeatedly. A great movie with Kevin Spacey and Morgan Freeman stealing the show from each other throughout the movie while Brad Pitt holds his own throughout.
"Each sin turns against the sinner", it may hurt people sometimes.
Everybody knows the seven deadly sins; superbia, avaritia, luxuria, invidia, gula, ira, acedia, but the movie shows its ugliest side. It's not another serial killer movie, there is a deeper thought which is relative. The rainy days and dark scenes aren't merely by chance, it's related to Third Circle of Hell | Il Terzo Cerchio del Inferno from Dante Alighieri in The Divine Comedy - La Divina Commedia.
If you know the Fincher style, you probably know the reason of such darkness over scenes.
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert A dark, grisly, horrifying and intelligent thriller.
One of the best films of 1995. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt: Oscar worthy nominations. The adapted screenplay is probably the best out of the whole film. David Fincher is a brilliant director. He has directed two of the greatest films of all time: this film and Fight Club. A very good cop film, it is quite hard to understand. A dark, gripping thriller which saves it's most shocking revelations for the final scenes.
This is one of the best thrillers out there. Kevin Spacey plays one creepy bad guy. And it's even better that you only see him near the end, makes it creepier.
Kevin Spacey's performance gave me the creeps for the second time(first time was in"usual suspects")!Big fight with my sister about the necessity of killing john doe in the movie's epilogue!David Fincher is definitely the most talented hollywood director nowadays!
I guess back in it's day it was the essence of a psychological thriller but today Seven seems kind of dull and forced. The actors were great and the direction was good but the storyline was not nearly as suspenseful or mind boggoling as modern day thrillers. Plus the end was a one of the most pointless endings ever filmed.
Terrifying and chilling. A very scary serial killer goes on a spree and Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman provide fantastic performances as the cops on his trail. Hard to look away (well.. except when you see the murder victims.. obviously)
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