Dark and suspenseful buddy cop thriller with twists and turns.

Rating: 10/10 (31 December 2019)

Influential director David Fincher launched an impressive mainstream career with Se7en. Countless films and tv-series have been inspired or downright copied the opening sequence. Other films like 8mm and ect have tried to hit the same nerve, themes and mood as Se7en but nothing beats the original.
There is nothing feel-good about this dark film. It is set in a rainy metropol challenged by brutality and violence. The themes of the film revolves around the worst aspects of humanity and whether it is worth keeping on fighting the good fight or we should just give up because of the meaninglessness of it all. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt are portraying the two main characters William Somerset and David Mills. They are one of the best unlikely buddy cop pairs ever seen on the big screen. Gwyneth Paltrow is perfect portraying the sympathetic and worried wife of Mills. Kevin Spacey is menacing as the everyday man John Doe with fanatic plans for society.
This is a must-see for everyone and is arguably the best film of David Finchers career which contains several classics.
Highly recommend!