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"Se7en" (1995) Directed by David Fincher
“What’s in the box?”.
Tired, weary and soon to retire “Detective Somerset” (Morgan Freeman in yet another stellar performance) and “Detective Mills” (Brad Pitt at near perfection best) fresh faced and anxious to please, are thrown together as it quickly becomes evident that a serial killer is on the loose and literally following the seven deadly sins as a means of inspiration for his killings. Brilliantly written by Andrew Kevin Walker, the film is accompanied by a twisting yet often subtle musical score from Howard Shore and as described briefly below is continually bathed in perpetual rain and a feeling of damp and dark pervades which is brilliantly lit by Director of Cinematography Darius Khonddji. These are all triumphs of the film for me, as are the constant “inserts” such as varying pieces of eclectic music from “Suite Number 3 in D Major” by Johann Sebastian Bach (as Somerset peruses a local library) through to “Trouble Man” by Marvin Gaye.
Despite following a day to day narrative (the day’s of the week are displayed on screen as we go), the film never settles and never pursues one single narrative strand. Yet with Fincher’s brilliance (can you believe he reluctantly helmed the film?), he brings the very best out of his two central performers.
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The above opening paragraphs are taken from my original spoiler free review of "Se7en" penned and published over a decade ago, transferred to my Medium blog site on 22nd January 2023 and which can now be read in full and for free via my Substack blog site and original updated article linked immediately below. I have also linked my original blog article on the career of director David Fincher below too:
https://ramblingmusings666.substack.com/p/se7en-1995-da0d7069ef8
https://medium.com/@stephenblackford561/david-fincher-22-years-in-film-130c6dc5075f
This spoiler free review is also integral and contained within volume 5 of my 7 volumes of "essential film reviews collection". Currently only available as an e-book, each volume of exhaustive and numerous film reviews are priced at £4.99 however should you have an Amazon Kindle "Unlimited" package, each and every volume can be read for free:
Volume 5
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C4N25YCW
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C4HZSTTH?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tukn
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