A good thriller

Rating: 8/10 (14 January 2012)

David Fincher's now-classic neo-noir isn't as shocking as it was 15 years ago, neither in its levels of violence nor in its twisting plot. As serial killer films go, I believe Fincher outdid the achievements of Se7en with the underrated Zodiac - Zodiac's cynical indifference was to me more original and more poignant than Se7en's ominous manipulation. Zodiac's main point was lack of consequence; Se7en pretends to have more consequence than it actually does.
But consequence or not, Se7en remains a perfectly solid thriller, entertaining, gripping and extremely well-crafted. Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman both give understated but very fitting performances, and the masterful cinematography makes for a very powerful experience, 15 years later. A masterpiece it ain't, but a very good piece of film it certainly is.