A Flawed and Ghastly Movie

Rating: 1/10 (10 June 2006)

There are few words to describe how much I hate this movie. Abhorence, detestation, yech. They come close, but are not quite enough. This movie is not simply bad, it is shameful. A bad movie is just bad. The acting, story, script, or directing are flawed, sometimes all of the above (see Plan 9 from Outerspace, or any Paulie Shore film.) When one watches a bad movie, one seldom goes "Now that could have been good, if only..." Se7en, like its ridiculous title, is not a bad movie. It is a very bad movie. It could so easily have been a good movie that its total failure is that much more appalling. What began as an exploration of human vice and the criminal justice system soon dissolves into a god-awful mess of unbelievable "motivations" and idiotic scripting. What a waste of good material and fine actors. For Shame.