A Cruel Film But a Very Good One

Rating: 7/10 (30 September 2006)

I can't recall watching a film as cruel, hard and impressive as "Seven". But I think that in this case if the movie had been "softer" it would have lost impact and intensity.
Definitely a thriller, "Seven" is about the chasing of a serial killer who brutally murders his victims in a sort of punishment for each one's different capital sin. The film is very well conducted by director David Fincher and it is "catching" right from the start. Good sort of pale color that helps the atmosphere, well handled action sequences and terrible crime scenes (though they help here to understand how completely out of his mind the killer is).
Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman are both good as the policemen in charge of the case, and Gwynneth Paltrow is a good support with a more important role than it seems.
If you like suspense films and can stand some real hard scenes and a devastating finale, don't miss this one. Most enjoyable in its genre.