kinospot: Se7en

Directed by: David Fincher.

Starring: Brad Pitt (as Detective David Mills), Morgan Freeman (as Detective Lt. William Somerset), Gwyneth Paltrow (as Tracy Mills), Kevin Spacey (as Dead Man), R. Lee Ermey (as Police Captain), Daniel Zacapa (as Detective Taylor), John Cassini (as Officer Davis), Bob Mack (as Gluttony Victim).

A film about two homicide detectives' desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as absolution for the world's ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins. The movie takes us from the tortured remains of one victim to the next as the sociopathic 'John Doe' sermonizes to Detectives Sommerset and Mills &mdash; one sin at a time. The sin of Gluttony comes first and the murderer's terrible capacity is graphically demonstrated in the dark and subdued tones characteristic of film noir. The seasoned and cultured Sommerset researches the Seven Deadly Sins in an effort to understand the killer's modus operandi while green Detective Mills scoffs at his efforts to get inside the mind of a killer...

After the Alien-debacle Fincher proved all the critics wrong. This film is one of the best in a genre that hasn't been very innovative for a long time.
Everyone know's the story by now, so I won't waste time telling it. This film was trend setting with it's dark, gritty look and opening sequence. We still see it copied in movies and TV-series today. Everything is great about this film. I guess if anything, the weakest link in the film is Pitt, who is grossly overshadowed by Freeman. But let's not look for flaws when there really aren't any. The script is intelligent and uncompromising. The direction is innovative en daring. The production-design and cinematography are top-notch.
Fincher is one of the big boys in Tinseltown these days. Seven is the reason why.