An excellent mystery thriller by a brilliant director

Rating: 9/10 (27 February 2003)

I really like David Fincher. Each one of his films has a unique visual signature to them and are trademarked with an excellent story. I didn't hate Alien 3 at all. This is his second best film, Fight Club being the first. Everything in it is so well done, from the acting (Kevin Spacey!), directing, script, and visuals. The city this takes place in isn't named but its shown as dark and gritty, constantly raining. The mystery is intense, its something I have never heard of before but it is done so remarkably well. Its hard to find a film like Se7en around, it can only really be matched by Memento. The last twenty minutes of this film are extremly suspensful, possibly the best end twenty minutes of any film. The script is my only problem, because sometimes it gets sloppy and Brad Pitt just unevenly swears. Otherwise, its an excellent thriller that I didn't find shocking at all. 9.5/10