Se7en holds a place for being the gruesomest yet greatest crime masterpiece to hit the big screen

Rating: 9/10 (2 May 2020)

Se7en holds a place for being the gruesomest yet greatest crime masterpiece to hit the big screen. From the disturbing opening credits that laid turf for what this movie endorsed to the mind blowing finale that left audience members craving more, the David Fincher touch drooled off every beautifully composed composed shot and in combination with his immersively stunning set pieces, magnificently naturally lit scenes and an unnervingly gloomy colour palette; the atmosphere was consistently intimidating and unnerving yet angelic to even an untrained eye. Without doubt, Pitt and Freeman nailed their performances and thoroughly succeeded in portraying the clash between an exhausted soon to be ex-cop vs a fresh, energetic young detective as well as two men on the same path of different journeys. In addition, dialogue was clumsy which brought a naturalism that many movies fail to convey in that people don't talk perfectly. The scripting, direction and pacing were astonishing in that as the detectives uncovered evidence, building the case by every murder, the pacing grew faster as though the tunnel of apprehension was closing until the conclusion where everything simmered down. However, one small gripe was Paltrow's character; although her death shocking, it wasn't ultimately sorrowful due to her minimal appearances and one on one's with Pitt's character. Moreover, whilst only revealed towards the resolution, Kevin Spacey's character is one of the best murderer portrayals. Not only is he frightening to watch and threatening to listen to at every sentence, but the amazingly written car discussion revealed his actions weren't totally that of a lunatics and although immoral, his reasons were rational. Sadly, I found the soundtrack horrible and hard to grasp. Granted it resurfaced that 90's crime nostalgia and added tension, however it took more than it gave and possibly with a better equip composer, scenes could of shined rather than just have glowed.