Review of Se7en (1995) by Chiek 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 so much more cerebrally satisfying in breath and depth.
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 extreme tragedy besetting Brad Pitt, and Gwyneth Paltrow and her unborn baby.
The unflappable Morgan Freeman would give his first and only expression of great horror as he starred at the victim of John Doe´s envy in a box. Another treat was seeing Lee Ermey playing the police chief.
He played the hellish Sgt Hartman training marine recruits in Kubrick´s Full Metal Jacket.
This review of Se7en (1995) was written by Chiek E on 22 Mar 2016.
Se7en has generally received very positive reviews.
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