One of The Best Crime Dramas. Ever.

Rating: 7/10 (20 March 2018)

Wow, this is a really messed up film. It is arguably the most famous crime drama ever produced, and I can see why.
The two main characters, Somerset and Mills, played respectively by Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt, are interesting, no doubt about it. On the flip side, John Doe played by Kevin Spacey , controversy aside, is also a very well played role. His speech near the end of the film is a pinnacle of screenwriting, and easily bumps the entire movie up a few points in my book. Looking around, it seems I'm not the only one who shares this opinion.
I hate to say this, but I didn't like Brad Pitts acting as Mills. It wasn't horrible and I don't like the film any less for it, but it could've been done better. It almost seems at times like the character that Mills actually is and the character that Brad Pitt tries to portray are not the same person. Mills wife talks about him being the funniest person she'd ever met and knowing on the first date that she'd marry him but Pitt's acting makes him seem like a wife beater during some scenes. I seem to be alone in this opinion, but on the down low: Anyone who tells me the, "WHAT'S IN THE BOX!" Scene is perfect acting is lying through their own teeth. That's supposed to be the climax of the film, too.
Obviously, the film is very dark and someone might even call it gory. The crimes that are committed to the theme of the deadly seven sins, they're all so nightmarish in their own right. I watched the movie a while back, and I still think about Sloth and Lust sometimes. The job does a good job of making it all feel real.
So, obviously, be prepared to see some stuff you won't forget. But if you somehow haven't seen Se7en yet, I'd recommend it. It's a masterpiece.