Se7en: The Most Disturbing Movie I Ever Loved


Hey everyone! I'm starting a new blog dedicated entirely to movie reviews. I watch alot of movies, and I have opinions on them. I like to share my thoughts with friends, and many have told me they like my reviews as it gives them what they need to know to make good choices in their movie watching. So I hope you find these reviews helpful.

I've started with the movie Se7en, with Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Spacey because it's a GREAT movie, and it's available on Netflix right now (starting yesterday, 4/1/18).

There is so much to love about this movie. First, though - it has very strong language, very gory bloody scenes (though very little actual violence is shown onscreen - only a single shot near the end of the movie), and tons of adult content. Don't watch this with your kids, and don't watch it at all if these things offend you.

But the acting, directing, writing, and even the credits are fantastic. Pitt gives one of his best performances. Morgan Freeman is his usual amazing self, the wise old cop (even way back in 19 freaking 95 when it was released) trying to give Pitt cop advice. And Spacey plays crazy evil guy almost too well... one of his first great performances, following on the heels of The Usual Suspects.

SPOILERS AHEAD:

The scene at the end with Pitt holding the gun on Spacey as Freeman finds out the awful truth: that Spacey has killed Pitt's wife (played wonderfully by Gwyneth Paltrow) and put her head in the box that Freeman just opened... even the tenth time I've seen this scene, it still fills me with dread. It's so powerful. The first time I saw it, I was trying to get Pitt to see the truth - killing Spacey would be ultimate defeat... but after seeing it the first time, I just relish the genius behind Spacey's "masterpiece" of storytelling - "preaching" the seven deadly sins not only to the crowds in the movie, but to us watching the movie as well.

Such a great movie is worth watching again and again. The scenes are shot and directed wonderfully. The soundtrack underscores the mood throughout. And even the credits are visually jolting and viscerally disturbing. A movie for the ages.

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