This isn't going to have a happy ending.......

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2013)

A deranged serial-killers twisted agenda involves choosing seven victims who represent egregious examples of each of the Seven Deadly Sins.
He then views himself as the Sword of God, handing out horrific punishment to these sinners. Two cops, an experienced veteran of the streets who is about to retire and the ambitious young homicide detective hired to replace him, team up to capture the perpetrator of these gruesome killings.
Unfortunately, they too become ensnared in his diabolical plan....
If you haven't seen this film, stop reading and watch this masterpiece. But I don't know anyone who hasn't seen this, and as soon as you mention the film, everyone I know gives that look, because the first thing you remember the ending, and the subliminal image of Paltrow.
Set in a nameless city, its and odd mixture of thriller, Gothic horror, and genuinely touching, funny moment, this is what makes the film unique.
It doesn't prepare you for the conclusion of the film. Pitt is a happy man, new job, wife and a relatively stable home. Freeman though, is a troubled individual, having to have aids to help him sleep.
But Fincher is a genius in the way that he ups the tension without the audience being aware. Every new murder is more disgusting than the the last, and the the line 'California, stay away from here, John Doe has the upper hand' tingles the spine, regardless of the amount of times you've seen it.
It really is the epitome of, you can never see it in the same light as the first time you saw it.
It really is that powerful.
Brilliant stuff