Dramatic, dark, brilliant, and so much more...

Rating: Null/10 (29 October 2002)

"Se7en" is without a doubt David Fincher's best work. Sure, he also directed "Fight Club" and "The Game", both of which were excellent, but I believe this is Fincher at his best. While "Se7en" didn't have the en masse popularity and impact that Fight Club had, it was just as raw, just as real, and just as entertaining.
Although it has many upsides, there are several downsides. Number one being that throughout the movie there is quite a bit of gore, but Fincher apparently thought the audience would lose their stomach at the end, and kept what was possibly the most impactful 'gore' scene hidden, and left it to the imagination of the viewer.
Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman played off of each other remarkably well, considering how different they, and their characters Mills & Somerset, are. Freeman put on the excellent performance that everyone knows he's capable of, and Pitt was just as good. Kevin Spacey was perfectly cast as "John Doe" because he, quite frankly, creeped me out. Moreso even then Anthony Hopkins as "Hannibal Lecter" in "The Silence of The Lambs".
The best element of the movie, however, was Fincher's extraordinary use of the world around the characters. The raw colors, the amazing sound, and the non-main characters all made the movie feel as if it was real, and made it that much darker when the "climax" occured.
All in all, "Se7en" is, in my opinion, the best serial-killer based movie since "The Silence of The Lambs". Definitely one for any fan of dark mysteries to see, if they can stomach it.