A brilliant Stylized Thrillier! One of the best films of the 90's

Rating: Null/10 (23 June 2002)

On the subway today, a man came up to me to start a conversation. He made small talk, a lonely man talking about the weather and other things. I tried to be pleasant and accommodating, but my head hurt from his banality. I almost didn't notice it had happened, but I suddenly threw up all over him. He was not pleased, and I couldn't stop laughing.'
David Fincher's `Seven' is a beautifully crafted film about something more then it seems. The whole film seems as if it is an orgy of gore and gothic themes, but (simply) it isn't. `Seven' seems gory but truly on a visual basis it isn't. It gives you thoughts that will make you think different. It is so mentally visual. There is hardly anything in it, visually, that would shock you. Yet people seem to refer to it as a gory disgusting film, I disagree. It makes you think about everything and makes it worse if it came right out and put it on the film. I am surprised to say but as I look back on every film I have seen this situation has never come up. This is the only film really to gross the viewer out without doing anything amazingly shocking, visually.
It (like all of Fincher's films) is so different from everything else out there. I love its `evil look' sort of like everything was under water then uncorked dry. It has a `wet' texture and such a beautiful light to it. It does so much more then it could have done. Not falling for right angle turns in the plot, or stupid one liners. It is different and undoubtedly stylish. The film centers around a serial killer who has been centering his murders around the seven deadly sins. Two cops, one about to retire (Somerset), and one new on the job (Mills) are put on the case. The film seems so simple but truly is one of the best cop movies ever made. It is a very disturbing masterwork that has beautiful direction by one of my favorite directors David Fincher. The film would not be anything if it weren't for him, he brings his style to the film like Scorsese or the late Kubrick did. His direction is flawless and it always has been. In his other two films (Fight Club, The Game) he seems to direct with perfection as those are both very amazing films. His style is so obvious you could see a scene from any of his films and know who directed them. Plus it is so very involving with the brilliant acting of one of the greatest actors of our time Morgan Freeman and one of the greatest up and comers Brad Pitt. Some deceive Pitt as a pretty boy but the man can act beautifully and this film is his best film along with Freemen's. The film is a character film, it has so much depth in cinematography and so much punch to it's plot that it gives the actors their chance to shine, plus it opens the door to one of my favorite actors (can't tell it would spoil it). The sick part of this film is that I sympathize with the killer he is truly right. But in the end, wrong. Still he does have a point.
`We see a deadly sin on every street corner, in every home, and we tolerate it. We tolerate it because it's common, it's trivial. We tolerate it morning, noon, and night. Well, not anymore. I'm setting the example. And what I've done is going to be puzzled over, and studied, and followed... forever.'
`Seven' at it's heart is a statement on the worlds declining morality, Like `The Godfather,' `A Clockwork Orange,' and so many before it. It shocks but makes a very important statement with that shock, we as people are evil and not fearing of any consequence. `Seven' does this perfectly it seems to tell you one heck of a good story and give the viewer something to think about about. The film is one of the only pieces of art the nineties brought. It is one of the best thrillers ever made and one of the smartest. David Fincher's `Se7en' is a must see film and one of my favorites.

`Ernest Hemingway once wrote, "The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." I agree with the second part.'