Excellent movie... Brad Pitt overrated

Rating: 8/10 (31 July 2006)

I loved Se7en. Engrossing, mysterious plot that you can read about in other reviews. It's been said enough how excellent this movie is, but I don't remember reading anything about Brad Pitt's performance being overrated so I figured I'd share my thoughts. Having seen Fight Club before watching any earlier Pitt movies, I was mostly disappointed with Brad's performances (except for a few). His casual conversations and such in Se7en seemed unique to Pitt (a couple of head scratches, looking around a lot, very confident dialogue, etc.), but the emotionally intense scenes (especially the final scene), which are extremely important, seemed very awkward and unrealistic given the circumstances of the plot's brutal context. My opinion of Brad Pitt's less than desirable performance in Se7en didn't ruin the movie for me, but without the awkwardness delivered in those crucial emotional scenes, this movie would be a flawless film.