Review of Se7en (1995) by Zero O — 23 Jan 2013

Se7en is an uniquely atmospheric thriller from David Fincher, the director of such other cinematic gems as Fight Club and The Social Network. Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman are excellent in this movie, and feed off of each other's performances in a charismatically charming way with such chemistry that you'd swear that they've done this before.

R. Lee Ermey is also great in this movie, as always. The murders in the movie are done with such a distinctly disturbing style, and will be hauntingly ingrained in your memory after watching the film.

But the major flaw I found with Se7en (This is my personal opinion, remember) is that the slow pacing and ending of the film don't fit together well. The conclusion in the last 10 minutes of the film comes off as really rushed and unsatisfactory compared to the rest of the film, and left me feeling a bit disappointed.

And as much as I enjoyed this film, it has this sort of self-righteous tone to it where it feels like the movie is trying to be smarter than you. That isn't the case, however, considering how formulaic Se7en is compared to similar movies such as Silence of the Lambs, and you can pretty much see where the film is going halfway through it.

But these are minor complaints, and Se7en shakes up the thriller formula enough to make it worthwhile to watch.