Seven (1995)
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Reviews Counted:50
Fresh:42
Rotten:8
Average Rating:7.4/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, wrath, pride, and lust--these are the seven deadly sins that are being punished with unimaginable cruelty and calculation by an enigmatic killer in David Fincher's... [More]
Starring: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey
Director: David Fincher
Reviews for Seven
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Fincher and Walker take these hackneyed ingredients, play with them in the context of a brilliantly cohesive plot, and present something consistently fresh -- and very, very dark. Full Review |
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Fincher handles the violence with sensitivity, announcing its obscenity in spoken analyses and briefly glimpsed post mortem shots, but never showing the murderous acts themselves. Full Review |
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5/5 |
The pace is fast and the shocks build beautifully. The actors within it all reel with convincing horror. Full Review |
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5/5 |
dark, gripping thriller which saves its most shocking revelations for the final scenes. Full Review |
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David Fincher is at the top of his form with Seven, one of the darkest, creepiest, and most brilliant serial killer pictures in American film history, far more interesting than Silence of the Lambs. Full Review |
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The filmmakers stick to their vision with such dedication and persistence that something indelible comes across--something ethically and artistically superior to The Silence of the Lambs that refuses to exploit suffering for fun or entertainment. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
The situation is formulaic, but director David Fincher contrives a stylish, intentionally ugly look that transcends the pulp narrative. Full Review |
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An intensely claustrophobic, gut-wrenching thriller. Full Review |
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So chic, studied and murky it resembles a cross between a Nike commercial and a bad Polish art film. Full Review |
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The real star of Seven, however, is the gloom and doom of the setting: an unidentified blight of a modern city. Full Review |
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5/5 |
The most disquieting and powerful Hollywood thriller in years. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
If you think you know where the story is going, think again. This movie has an unconventional ending worthy of the anti-hero movies of the Seventies. Full Review |
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The opening credit sequence is a mini masterpiece of filmmaking. Full Review |
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1/5 |
The crime scenes are rendered in sickening detail, and the whole film has a murky, madly pretentious tone. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
The angles, the faded tones, the close-ups and quick cutting to intense music were all so unusual and disconcerting I was caught off guard. I immediately felt both mesmerized and at risk. And that was just during the opening credits. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Both Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman give great performances in this film. Full Review |
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5/5 |
A harrowingly bleak vision that haunted me in the theatres and made my flesh slick with fear even on this recent re-viewing. Full Review |
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4/4 |
One of the best thrillers of the '90s. Full Review |
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Eerie suspense film with a surprize ending that provides quite a jolt! Full Review |
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6/10 |
[An] overrated film, but it is still well-done. Full Review |
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