Good Movie! worthy of #49? No.

Rating: 8/10 (26 February 2005)

My opinion: This was a terrificly written and acted film. I especially liked the ending and how Pitt dealt with the contrasting emotions, especially when he first tried to shoot Doe, how his face cringed up. The lighting was good and the editing was tight. I was especially glad to see that the director didn't jump for the opportunity to show Brad Pitt as all sexy when he didn't' need to be. However, it just doesn't seem to me that Se7en should be the #49 movie of all time as ranked by movie goers. In the top 250? Yes, sure. But #49? I think that the star cast and good story overall are having a little too much influence in the votes. I can't really put my finger on it; part of it was that the last few deaths sped up really fast, like the beauty queen, and then the fact that they only drove one hour out of the city and they were in a desert took the sparkle of the film away from me. The plot's original, I'll give it that, but when you think about it, it seems a little cliché. A guy kills people when they commit one of the 7 deadly sins. death 1....death 2....death 3.... death 4....death 5....now a little twist is death 6...then the finale is death 7...(I'm thinking of why it didn't' strike me as worthy as #49 as i go) And John Doe's 6th murder that will supposedly make people ponder it for years wasn't all that crazy...he killed someone close to Pitt's character. eh...good script. good cast. Better than stuff like "Requiem for a Dream", "Kill Bill", "Reservior Dogs", "Being John Malkovich"? I don't agree. Again, it's my opinion. Maybe others would like to agree and add to why I believe it's not #49, maybe others will defend what I've said, I'd like to hear both sides. It's a good movie, nonetheless.