- A retiring cop and his replacement track a psychotic killer who’s using the seven deadly sins as a guide. Starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and Gwyneth Paltrow.Running Time: 127 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R Age: 794043698927 UPC: 794043698927 Manufacturer No: N6989
A retiring cop and his replacement track a psychotic killer who’s using the seven deadly sins as a guide. Starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and Gwyneth Paltrow.The most viscerally frightening and disturbing homicidal maniac picture since The Silence of the Lambs, Seven is based on an idea that’s both gruesome and ingenious. A serial killer forces each of his victims to die by acting out one of the seven deadly sins. The murder scene is then artfully arranged into a grotesque tableau, a graphic illustration of each mortal vice. From the jittery opening credits to the horrifying (and seemingly inescapable) concluding twist, director David Fincher immerses us in a murky urban twilight where everything seems to be rotting, rusting, or molding; the air is cold and heavy with dread. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt are the detectives who skillfully track down the killer–all the while unaware that he has been closing in on them, as well. Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey are also featured, but it is director Fincher and the ominous, overwhelmingly oppressive atmosphere of doom that he creates that are the real stars of the film. It’s a terrific date movie–for vampires. –Jim Emerson
May 7, 2008
#1
Fincher’s a good director, and the film is visually impressive. It very successfully shocks and upsets the audience. Problem is, it is totally meaningless, totally devoid of substance. After the perfectly predictable but nonetheless disturbing finish, you realize that you have allowed yourself to get worked up about nothing at all.
The film has plenty of stuff in it that could earn it 3 stars instead of 2, but the net effect of watching the film is negative. (I have nothing against upsetting films, but if they have no real reason to upset you, I’d rather steer clear. I was better off before I rented this thing than I am now.)
May 7, 2008
#2
Bad acting from great actors. A predictable movie with gore for the sake of gore. The characters are so cliche it makes you want to gag more than the bodies they discover. Someone actually spent time porting this total trash to a DVD, and I thought I had a bad job. Save your money and your time, click on the next button.
May 7, 2008
#3
First we’re supposed to believe that Matt Damon’s character is smart enough (albeit with the guidance of Morgan Freedman’s character) to harass and catch a serial killer – and then we’re supposed to believe that he’s stupid enough to fall for the killer’s trap at the end. A grotesque carnival of sickness… a horror movie… not uplifting entertainment.
May 7, 2008
#4
Taste is always subjective, particularly when it comes to humor, so reviews aren’t too helpful, but I didn’t care for this movie. It just didn’t make me laugh. The Beavis & Butthead thing that Freeman and Pitt had going just didn’t work at all. Kevin Spacey’s eventual arrival brightened things slightly, but it was far too little, far too late. Well, I’ll admit I might’ve grinned or chuckled just a little a few times. The fat man being forced to eat himself to death made me smirk, as did the lady getting her face cut up. And I’ll admit that I did laugh out loud once during the decapitation part, but that’s kinda cheap because decapitation is always funny. But a few funny scenes ain’t worth the money or time.
May 7, 2008
#5
Although the actors are good actors – not in this movie. This movie doesn’t work. It starts to have a plot and then rushes ahead to the ending which is simply horrible. We don’t get to know the killer – he just gets the luxury of doing his thing. Really poorly directed. I’m not kidding about the way it ends.