sensational and memorable

Rating: 8/10 (18 December 2009)

A highly effective mix of brooding atmosphere, schlock parody and cop-movie that is given its thrills by its intriguing premise about a serial killer committing his crimes based on the seven deadly sins. The narrative moves efficiently along providing the necessary shock moments and the work of everyone involved shows a happy center, but it is Fincher's directorial touch that gives the film its sensational and memorable aspects. I cannot fail to point out, however, that the film has been strangely overrated over the years, even being compared to that other excursion into the schizo realms, "Silence Of The Lambs". It is not "The Silence Of The Lambs" by any stretch of the imagination, but it can surely be appreciated for what it is: A graphic Lovecraft-like tale set in a gritty world.