Viewers looking for a silver-screen gross-out will be disappointed, but others will appreciate this mature thriller, which proves once again that the best suspensers keep their violence off-camera.
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06/05/02
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
Once homicide detectives Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt catch on to his modus operandi, there's little left in the movie to think about except, gee, wonder how the murderous maniac will do Sloth or Envy?
04/17/02
"It is one of the best and most intelligent serial killer films ever made."
03/11/02
What Freeman brings to the movie is humanity at the heart of a nightmare.
11/06/01
Seven wants to abrade, not ingratiate.
05/12/01
An unsettling serial killer police procedural that, for two hours, gets under your skin viscerally until it delivers the final blow with an unexpected ending that is as bold and shocking as it is terribly logical.
02/27/01
For most of its two hours, Se7en is a horrifying and smarter than average crime thriller. Then it shifts to a whole new level, with a couple of twists that just don't happen in this genre.
02/13/01
Noticeable skill has gone into the making of Seven, but it's hard to take much pleasure in that.
02/13/01
Top CriticIt is very tiresome peering through the gloom trying to catch a glimpse of something interesting, then having to avert one's eyes when it turns out to be just another brutally tormented body.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe trouble with Seven is that while the premise is intriguing, the movie is gluey, bumbling and singularly un-thrilling.
01/01/00
Because the movie believes in its mission, the climax is likely to resonate in your head for hours, perhaps days after viewing.
01/01/00
As the story progresses, the film manages to become quite engrossing, but it is a bit disconcerting that it can be so compelling and repugnant at the same time.
01/01/00
Lean back, peer into the darkness, oh, and hold on to your popcorn and your date exceptionally tight when they get to 'sloth.'
01/01/00
Unfortunately, screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker's finale, in addition to its grossness, feels like an act of treachery against the viewer.
01/01/00
Hannibal Lecter, say hello to John Doe.
01/01/00
It's certainly unnerving -- gory and sometimes frightening -- but it's also fairly standard, even predictable.
01/01/00
Seven is unnecessarily gory and runs for a little too long, but neither of these elements detracts much from the film's enjoyability (unless you have a weak stomach).
01/01/00
...explores unsavory territory and ends in a most unsettling manner. Although Brad Pitt gets top billing, the film really belongs to Morgan Freeman.
01/01/00
We stumbled out of a screening of the new psychological drama Seven gasping for breath, and with a pounding headache and a stomach knotted like a Boy Scout badge test.
01/01/00
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