Oh look, another serial killer movie. It's been, what, two weeks since the last one? Does this mean I get green light to do this? Does anyone care? I guess not, so here's Se7en.
The plot involves an old, almost retired cop (Morgan Freeman) and his rookie partner (Brad Pitt) trying to catch a serial killer (Kevin Spacey) whose victims are themed after the seven deadly sins. In case you are not familiar with them, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Lust, Pride, Envy and Wrath. For instance, the Gluttony victim is a morbidly obese man forced to eat until he dies, the Lust one is a hooker killed by... I don't want to go there.
Disturbing shit indeed.
The deadly sin thingy, along with the concept of religious delusion has always fascinated me (in a less twisted, psychotic way, of course!), so it was intriguing to see how the killer's mind works. It also manages to offer a pretty insightful reflection of society... a twisted one, but if you tone down the crazy a bit, the guy makes a valid point. Spacey's preformance is really good. He has the cliche of saying all these fucked up things while never losing his temper, but he does get a little upset at times, making him a bit more believable.
The rest of the characters are also fun to watch. Freeman's character is the stereotypical seasoned, wise, "I'm too old for this shit" cop, and Pitt plays the usual young, headstrong rookie with a strong sense of justice. We've seen these characters a million times but both are still entertaining. You know, the more I see Brad Pitt playing good roles in movies the more I stop thinking of him as a pretty boy Hollywood uses to cash in on my opposite gender. Oh, and there's also Gwyneth Paltrow playing Pitt's wife. She's Ok, I guess. While she barely appears in the movie, her performance is believable and has her own subplot of being secretly pregnant.
Morgan Freeman. What else can I say? The guy is awesome.
There's plenty to love here. The Noir themes, the dynamic between the characters, the almost "artistic" reveal of every murder... Totally worth two hours of your time.
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