Amazon.com Essentials:
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
Amazon.com Essentials:
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
