Seven 1995 [alternative name Se7en] by AverageMansReviews

Seven 1995 [alternative name Se7en] by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/religious/ritual/domestic violence/self harming/bodily functions/decomposing/disfigurement/shooting/references to homosexuality, abortion, sexual assault and underage

What a week this is: briefly; Lieutenant William Somerset [Morgan Freeman:] he is a veteran that give it a week and he is retiring, because he is disillusioned by the current state of his profession and wants out, but for the next week he has got to work with an incoming detective to his precinct; Detective David Mills [ Brad Pitt:] he is young, passionate and not so jaded as Lieutenant Somerset; but they have a religious crime to solve.

Generally speaking: character developments and storyline/script; well we get some exposition before and during the opening credits of character developments; the storyline/script is solidly good, but I do think the ending could have with some work as we never found out where these characters ended up. The framework and pacing of this 127 minutes long; is best described as very stop and start; it does take the film time to settle down or even when it does find its groove... For some strange reason this film drifts in and out of that, so one moment you think this film is really moving along and then you think it is dawdling and/or anything else in the middle.

Action; the crime and consequently investigation or/and working out things is one of the strongest assets to this film by some distance, we don't get much in the way of action; action sequences we do get one facing sequence with guns going off

Character developments and performances; the character developments are really solid versions of what they are meant to be; but another strongest asset to this project by some distance; is the entire cast performance; yes obviously when you have Freeman and/or Pitt spearheading the project in question; you can't go wrong really, but when you have a fully rounded cast of performances that are of the same quality as your lead individuals/partnership, but just putting the best in to their roles regardless of how big or small their roles are then it is just a case of hitting a home run really.

This film receives: 8/10, this film is excellent; if you have never seen it before I would suggest you do so, but please be careful because it doesn't really hit on the religious aspects, I am not disrespecting this film because of that I am just saying it very much says what it is on the side of the tin really. This film also has some awards accredited to its name such as; 29 Winners which includes but not limited to London Critics Circle Film Awards 1997 ALFS Award Actor of the Year Morgan Freeman and MTV Movie + TV Awards 1996 MTV Movie Award Most Desirable Male Brad Pitt. 44 Nominees which also include but not limited to Academy Awards, USA 1996 Oscar Best Film Editing Richard Francis-Bruce and back to the MTV Movie + TV Awards referenced earlier in the same year as well MTV Movie Award Best On-Screen Duo Brad Pitt Morgan Freeman

Proposed sequel: Solace 2015/16 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2017/12/solace-201516-by-averagemansreviews.html