Seven (Single Disc Edition)
by David Fincher
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Actor: Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. Mcginley, Morgan FreemanDirector: David Fincher
Brand: NLV
Cinematographer: Darius Khondji
Producer: Arnold Kopelson
Producer: Phyllis Carlyle
Producer: Gianni Nunnari
Producer: Dan Kolsrud
Producer: Anne Kopelson
Writer: Andrew Kevin Walker
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 127 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-02-03
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Model: N6989
Studio: New Line Home Video
Movie Reviews of Seven (Single Disc Edition)
Movie Review: A stunning psychological thriller that you will never forget
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow. That's how I have to start off this review of "Seven". This is absolutely one of the most disturbing, chilling and intelligent suspense thrillers I have ever seen. A killer uses the Seven Deadly Sins as his inspiration for murder, and Brad Pitt (as the newly assigned and eager David Mills) and Morgan Freeman (the cynical veteran inner-city cop William Somerset), are the two detectives assigned to the case.
Morgan, as always, is amazing in his role, one that is right up there with his performances in "Glory" and "The Shawshank Redemption". There is only one scene in which he actually smiles and laughs, but that's about it. He engrosses himself in this role and plays it with deadpan seriousness. He also muses about how society is changing and not for the better, and this is a major influence for his decision to retire from the force. Brad Pitt, who is equally as good, provides some comic relief, spouting some of the funniest quips in the movie. But you never lose sight of the fact that this is a dark, hard-edged drama with horrible things happening to the victims of "John Doe" (Kevin Spacey), the brilliantly calculating but equally insane, creepy murderer who never leaves a fingerprint behind at a crime scene (and you will go "ugh" when you find out just why that is so). He, however, always leaves a small clue at each gruesome crime scene for Somerset and Mills to find to link one victim to the next. Doe feels it's his duty to "turn the sin against the sinner". There is a method to his madness, though: He chose his victims carefully, according to the way they lived their lives. He doesn't feel that they are "victims" but people who all deserved to die, and he believes that he was the one who was "chosen" to eliminate them.
"Seven" is symbolic of several things in this film: Of course, as I mentioned earlier, the Seven Deadly Sins (Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Lust, Pride, Envy, Wrath) are the killer's inspiration; Somerset has only seven days to retirement and he was given this assignment as his final investigation; seven is the also the amount of days that transpire between the beginning and the ending of this case; and seven are the amount of victims that are at John Doe's mercy in that time span.
Gwyneth Paltrow portrays Mills' wife Tracey, and there is a certain sadness to her character, something she reveals to Somerset one day while they are having breakfast in a diner. Even though her role is not one that is major throughout this movie, she is a crucial element that plays itself out in the climax of the film.
One thing I've noticed that adds to the somberness of this film is that in every scene, practically every day, it is dark, dreary and raining. The last day, as a change of pace, the rain has stopped and the sun comes out. The movie's climax takes place in the desert, and what transpires between Somerset, Mills and John Doe will totally knock you out. I remember not being able to breathe during the last few minutes of "Seven" because I was literally on the edge of my seat. With great performances, a stellar script and exceptional direction, "Seven" is an excellent film that you will never forget.
Summary of Seven (Single Disc Edition)
A retiring cop and his replacement track a psychotic killer who's using the seven deadly sins as a guide. Starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and Gwyneth Paltrow.The most viscerally frightening and disturbing homicidal-maniac picture since The Silence of the Lambs, Seven is based on an idea that's both gruesome and ingenious. A serial killer forces each of his victims to die by acting out one of the seven deadly sins. The murder scene is then artfully arranged into a grotesque tableau, a graphic illustration of each mortal vice. From the jittery opening credits to the horrifying (and seemingly inescapable) concluding twist, director David Fincher immerses us in a murky urban twilight where everything seems to be rotting, rusting, or molding; the air is cold and heavy with dread. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt are the detectives who skillfully track down the killer--all the while unaware that he has been closing in on them, as well. Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey are also featured, but it is director Fincher and the ominous, overwhelmingly oppressive atmosphere of doom that he creates that are the real stars of the film. It's a terrific date movie--for vampires. --Jim Emerson
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