FILM 13
FILM - Se7en
PREMISE - A film about two homicide detectives' desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as absolution for the world's ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins. The movie takes us from the tortured remains of one victim to the next as the sociopathic "John Doe" sermonizes to Detectives Sommerset and Mills -- one sin at a time. The sin of Gluttony comes first and the murderer's terrible capacity is graphically demonstrated in the dark and subdued tones characteristic of film noir. The seasoned and cultured Sommerset researches the Seven Deadly Sins in an effort to understand the killer's modus operandi while green Detective Mills scoffs at his efforts to get inside the mind of a killer
ANTAGONIST - John Doe the smartest killer you'll ever meet
BLOOD AND GORE - Not much. It is mostly seen via photos or quick cuts. SAW needs to send Se7en a thank you card for inspiring the dirty grungy look to certain horror films
SCARES - Lots of great suspense and tension. One part made jumped out of my seat when I first saw it.
REVIEW - One of my all time favorite films. I kick myself for not thinking of it first. Brad Pitt can be very grating at times but Morgan Freeman more than makes up for it. He is and forever will be one of the greatest actors of all time. This movie has a lot of balls for it what it attempts and I respect the filmmakers for not being pressured by the studios to change certain things. Just an amazing film. I give this a 9 out of 10
1 comment:
As awesome as this film is, can you imagine it being even better if Brad Pitt could actually act back then like he can today?
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