Review of Se7en (1995) by Jc E — 22 Mar 2016

Magnificent film by David Fincher. Cannot get darker and more thrilling. Its closest rival in the same ´cops versus serial murderer genre´ would be Silence of the Lamb is not even close. Chiefly because Se7en is much more cerebrally satisfying.

I love it that it took Morgan Freeman´s use of the library for research into Dante´s Divine Comedy, Geoffrey Chaucer´s Canterbury Tales, and Saint John Cassia´s writings to find the murderer. Great prelude to House of Cards series because we see a brilliantly demonic Spacey as the chilling serial murderer preaching to the world against the seven deadly sins by killing 7 sinners exemplifying each sin.

A role more chilling than the evil murderous President Frank Underwood role Kevin Spacey plays in House of Cards. An irony because it is a character which I think John Doe would despise for the sins of pride, lust and greed and no doubt would enjoy murdering Frank Underwood.

Three giants, Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey and a smaller giantess, Gwyneth Paltrow gave absolutely mesmerising performances and left me breathless at conclusion, recoiling in awe at Spacey´s twisted genius, and immensely sad for tragedy besetting Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and Gwyneth Paltrow and her unborn baby.

Police chief was played by the same actor who played the sadistic sergeant training those poor marine recruits in Full Metal Jacket.