A good movie, but still lacks in some parts

Rating: 8/10 (23 July 2002)

While this film was great, it still pales in comparison to the vastly superior SE7EN. What I did enjoy about this film was the exceptional use of light and the sets. However, the bad guy proved to be one of the lamest excuses for a villain ever. Not only was he ridiculous, his intentions were revealed too early, making the suspense of his evil far too easy to comprehend. While I will say the characters were interesting, the overall scope of the film was muddled. What was supposed to be scary proved to be lacking. Anthony Hopkins was good in the film, but much like the villain, his evil was too caricaturized to make him evil. The direction was exceptional, and Jodie Foster was good, but little else seemed to impress me.