Seven years later and still number 1

Rating: 10/10 (26 November 2002)

This film scared me in 1995, I was 24. I still remember the wonderfully scared feeling I had when I left the cinema and decided to walk the long way home to stay under lights. I was blown away by every aspect of this bone chilling thriller and I honestly don't think we've yet seen it's rival. One of my filmmaking friends said last year that after seeing fight club he'd decided there was no point in going on. There was nothing left to do as a filmmaker as Mr Fincher had done it all in that film. I agree to a point, but I still don't think he topped the rawness and pure (uncomputerised) beauty of what was to become my all time favourite film. Yes, I'll say it. Seven is the best film of all time. Even you Brad Pitt haters can't deny he was perfect as Mills. Great script (thanks Andy), great cinematography, great acting (Morgan is unbelievable - even for him) and brilliantly directed. If for some bizarre reason you have never come across this movie, rent it on DVD (widescreen please), take the phone off the hook, turn down the lights and be prepared for a thriller of a different kind. And if like me you've watched it too many times to count, try listening to it, it's amazing what the audio gives away that you can miss when watching the visuals. Seven years later I still say 10 out of 10!