|
Seven Review by Harry My
three favorite actors are Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, and Brad Pitt.
When I found out this movie had both Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt, I was
already excited. But all the while, I couldn’t help but sit and wish
that Kevin Spacey were here . . . sigh . . . but then he was. The cast
in this movie is top notch. That’s the first thing I need to mention.
What follows is a series of phrases usually designed for movies that win
Oscars. This
is one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. It is by no means a
family-friendly movie, with gruesome murders at every turn and a very
gritty filming style, accented just perfectly with enough stubble on all
the actor’s faces to show just how gritty it is. The director
doesn’t try to preach at you. However, he DOES let the killer preach
at you, which is cool, because at the very least he gets arrested if you
don’t agree with it. Brad
Pitt is great. He’s always so cool. He has the ability to make all the
ladies want him, much like Leonardo DiCaprio did, but he’s the only
man in Hollywood who can, at the same time, make all the guys wish they
WERE him. I’m really extraordinarily jealous that I’m not Brad Pitt.
In this movie, he’s married to Gwyneth Paltrow, but that’s really
just a way of showing that he’s a young, inexperienced newlywed
detective, and he has yet to gather all his wits. However, instead of
letting Morgan Freeman show him the ropes by making like hard on him,
the two simply go along and try to solve this case together, with a good
deal of respect for one another. But when the end of the movie hits, you
discover just how well set up it was, because you really weren’t even
thinking about what might happen until it does, and by then it’s too
late. You’ve been shocked with possibly the greatest ending in movie
history. I
don’t normally like movies with this kind of grit, let me guarantee
you that. Eight millimeters, with Nicolas Cage, just sent shivers down
my spine. But this, on the other hand, was perfectly acted, perfectly
told, and perfectly set up. There isn’t a dull moment in the movie,
which is especially impressive because it’s not an action film by any
means. Kevin
Spacey plays the murderer, planning seven murders, one for each of the
seven deadly sins. He basically decides to exact God’s judgment by his
own hand. A smart serial killer he is, and everything goes according to
his plan, right down to the end of the movie. It’s just plain creepy,
because it could happen, which is why I never want to be a police
officer. I’d have to deal with stuff like this. Morgan
Freeman plays the old cop nearing his retirement. He’s a departure
from other movie characters in that circumstance (in other movies) that
never seem to care about anything. On the contrary, Freeman cares very
much, which makes you care about him. Brad Pitt is so happy, though, and
that’s what makes this movie so hard to swallow. He’s getting his
first taste of what the rest of his life might be like, and to be
honest, it really sucks. It’s
hard to review this movie because I don’t want to give the ending
away. But that’s what makes it such a superb movie. Go see it.
|
