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VERY NOIR
This is a unique film, it's dark even by director-writer Fincher's standards. It's a great movie, but you feel like you need to shower after seeing it. The ending is of course infamous, but the film is so much more than the ending, and Freeman as always is great, as for Pitt, well I'm not a fan, but he works in this film. Fincher has a thing for deep noir and this is dark, if you like suspenseful thrillers then you will really like this film, but not for the squeamish I assure you.
Brutal
This is not for the faint of heart.
David Fincher's dark style really shines in this film. The characters are excellently developed, and one really does care about what happens to them. The story is sort of odd for a detective movie, leaning a little on a Christian undertone, but it's never really played up too much, which is good in my opinion, because those types of things can detract from movies (End of Days). This is probably one of Kevin Spacey's best roles, as the serial killer, John Doe. Morgan Freeman does an excellent job as Somerset. Brad Pitt really shines because he plays a sort of average detective and not some wierdo or "seductive" guy. Gweneth Paltrow's part is small, but in the scenes that she's in we get to know her character well. The mood of the movie is really dark, and it's really apparent at the ending, which is one of the most brutally intense that there is. Don't expect to walk away from this movie feeling cheery, but expect to walk away liking it. The DVD features on Disc 2 (4 commentaries on Disc 1) are really worthwhile, with deleted scenes that look to be remastered, explorations of title concepts, an original opening and ending, and also some segments about the remastering for DVD. This movie is worth it for fans of crime/thriller/horror movies, even though it's not really a horror movie, but it exibits some traits.
Can I give it 6 Stars?
An outstanding film, Seven, brings to the screen the story an about-to-retire detective and his replacement as they tackle a particularly nasty serial killer. Could they be biting more than they can chew...
There are hints of The Bone Collector and The Silence of the Lambs, so the movie falls into the action/adventure/mystery/thriller/horror type of category.
Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey, and the rest of the cast, have truly outdone themselves with their performances, which are outstanding to say the least! All the actors, without exceptions, give it their 100% and it really shows (the chemistry is AMAZING)! Very well written and very well presented, it allows for a highly entertaining movie that can be watched over and over again!
The setting, the plot, the dialogues and the music are all wonderful!
In short, Seven is a movie definitely worth watching and one to seriously consider adding to your movie collection!
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