masterfully crafted but deeply disturbing

Rating: Null/10 (15 February 2002)

Sage homicide detective Freeman is one week away from retirement when he's asked to break-in new transfer Pitt, a hothead with potential. The two must quickly learn to adapt to one another after they're drawn into the dark side of human nature when they stumble upon an extraordinarily clever serial killer who punishes perpetrators of the seven deadly sins by turning the sin against them! Some of the film's graphic elements are so disturbing, so gut-wrenching, and so vividly realized that the film is off-putting at times, yet it's so captivating, so clever, and made with such realistic skill and ingenuity that you have to applaud the work of all those involved. A modern masterpiece, quite unlike any other film of this genre. ****