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This is a top 250 movie?!? Brad Pitt's acting is shallow, stereotypical, and not nuanced. He does the California surfer-dude routine throughout the entire movie as though some uneducated simpleton dolt could wind up with his job...sorry, but I don't think so. The plot line relies on a connect...the...dots methodology -- contrived, and largely predictable with action interspersed with banal social dialogue. I gave this 4/10 mostly for the fine acting of Kevin Spacey and Morgan Freeman. Very silly -- Brad Pitt's acting had me laughing...and not in a good way. In defense of Mr. Pitt, I think he was badly miscast since I've seen other movies in which he does at least a respectable job.

This movie is one of the most over-hyped I've ever seen (#43 in IMDb!). Seeing the trailer let one know (and guess) at least 60% of the movie, the end is more or less clear about 20 minutes before it happens and absolutely clear about 5 minutes.

This brings me to another point: the plot fills this more-than-2-hour-movie as Brad Pitt would fill the clothes of the Gluttony-victim. There are too many sequences that seem just stretched and which do nothing for plot or character development.

All in all: could've been a decent 90-minute movie, and I've seen many worse but it's definitely not worth more than 5 points. I gave it 4 (-1 for being over-hyped).

Oh my god! Current rating 8.7 and # 28 on top 250 list...!! I think many of IMDb users have gone out of their mind to vote 10, 9 & 8 to such a ridiculous crap.

Yes, it is a fact that i do believe in the voting system of IMDb and it is absolutely true that i consult the reviews of this site before watching most of the films. In 95% of cases my judgment gone true. On the basis of rating and reviews i got disappointed only with two films. One is Se7en and the other is Once upon a time in the West (1968).

Some of the IMDb users are also claiming Se7en to be the best work of David Fincher till date. But i don't think so... Fight Club (1999) is the best work of Fincher till date. It doesn't matter to me what others think about this review of mine but this is not a classic to be rated so high.

"The god inspired and ordered a person to eliminate those 7 people who are indulging themselves to the 7 deadly sins of the universe." I do admire the insane attitude of the killer but the plot and the entire story was full of flaws. Like in most of the psychological thrillers here also the lead actors failed to read and analyze the mind of the killer. In every crime committed by the killer... he stayed two steps ahead of the detectives. And yes the climax itself was one of the worst i have ever seen.

Watch it only if you are a strong fan of crime thrillers otherwise not! Self - interpretation by the viewer after watching the film is the most important thing... 4/10....I can't vote it more than that..

I know this is supposed to be a "dark" thriller but for God's sake couldn't the budget have stretched to at least one light on the set? Through half the film you have to squint to see what's going on, and anyone who couldn't guess what was in the parcel at the end of the film must be a total moron. 4/10

I assumed to know what the "what's in the box" reference meant, but hadn't watched Se7en before, so my wife, having previously seen it, suggested we watch it.

Se7en is a movie. It's not all that intriguing, it's not mind bending in regards to what's on tv or streaming today, and not accurate even in a police drama, or entertaining.

What I'm used to seeing in a cop drama is that homicide detectives are never first on scene. Unless they did things differently 27 years ago, I have it baked into my mind that there is a hierarchy of crime scene analysis that arrive at different stages of the investigation.

This movie doesn't follow that thought process.

There are great examples of talent with the protagonists, however with so much dialog, the movie ends up just spinning it's wheels and several doldrum occur and the film forces the audience to wade through the relentless exposition to get to the next act.

I saw it. I now know for sure what's in the box. I wouldn't say the movie is the icon masterpiece of a filmography so many people give it credit for. It surly doesn't stand the test of time.

I think this film is so hipped by those who promote it, because of a nostalgia factor for the many that saw it "in it's prime" with the new-ness of it all.

Just to note the times were currently living in, I have seen more gore and have been desensitized to the more gruesome just by watching The CW's Supernatural or Dexter. Lol.

I used to have a thing for movies, but I think that I've more or less exhausted the supply of good ones. "Seven" was not one of the good ones, despite the high rating. The main problem comes in the form of the villain. I just didn't buy it. By going down the list of the seven deadly sins, it seemed like he was trying to incite reform amongst the people. However, he did it in a way that kept it from being relevant to the general populace. The scale was completely warped just for the sake of the number seven. There needed to be more blood spilled in a less ordered way to scare people, and I would argue that such a killer would know that. Fear motivates people and could have brought about the changes that all the characters wanted to see take place. That would have been an interesting movie--people dedicated to maintaining order realizing that the order needs to be subverted to do actual good. That is an interesting conflict. Could the divorce really happen? The groundwork was there for such action to take place, but the result would have been too thought-provoking to be thrilling for the average viewer. Fear shapes people's behavior more than anything else, when present. Think about how many churches you see on your way to work. Inertia takes over when fear is absent. The killer was too calculating to suffer so many ineptitudes. And speaking of ineptitude--I am saddened that people seem so incapable of telling the difference between a good movie and a bad one. Shame on you again.

Very, very, very boring!

I'd take that top 250 film list on here with an absolute handful of salt; that's the only reason I decided to watch this and all the way to the end at that!

Two detectives looking for a serial killer whose theme in killing is the seven deadly sins- we have seen SO much more intelligent, actually suspenseful and just BETTER storylines in Criminal Minds and similar. This was just run of the mill and completely predictable. Told the story fine but dragged on forever.

It wasn't thrilling or suspenseful, and I'm amazed that some of it is supposed to be creepy?! I'm not a horror fan, but I was nothing but extremely bored watching this.

It might've been amazing when it came out but definitely not anymore.

I know that many of you will probably want to strangle me for saying this, but I fell asleep during my first attempt at watching Se7en. I really tried to stay awake, but all attempts proved to be unsuccessful. I just couldn't stay interested. In order for a thriller to satisfy me, it has to have suspense and action. Se7en was lacking in both areas. I'll admit that the whole idea of incorporating the seven deadly sins into it was clever. However, the movie was not capable of holding my attention because it did not show any of the crimes as they were happening. When I watched the movie for the second time, I managed to stay awake. Once I got toward the end of the movie when "John Doe" was introduced, I finally understood what was so good about it. The end was definitely praiseworthy because it was the only intense part. I don't mean to bash the acting. Pitt, and Paltrow as well as the rest were superb actors. However, the overall storyline was insufficient.

On the surface, it's cohesive and entertaining enough in its own way - visuals, pace, casting, for example - but it's very average, nothing spectacular. I guess it could have been OK if I didn't require some realistic human behaviour in the movies that I watch (even when the plot is as implausible as it gets). Predictability isn't the main problem with the conclusion; the taste that it leaves in my mouth, is. I wish I hadn't spent the time watching this.

The movie that I watched immediately prior to this one was "Cleanskin" - it's rated lower on imdb, but it's a far superior entertainment experience.

"Seven" just seems try-hard.

Back in the 90's, I spent a good deal of time frequenting my local video stores, so I was baffled that I had not seen Se7en. A 90's masterpiece that I somehow let slip through the cracks. How could I have missed out on this gem? That's simple, because it sucked. I probably did see it and just plain forgot. It's the typical cop mismatched partner movie who chase after a serial killer. Completely illogical script. Dumb ending with even dumber twist. Freeman, Pitt, Spacey and the rest did their jobs. Regardless, just a stupid story

A visually sumptuous outing for Fincher. Too bad the script holds our hand the whole time and the ending isn't so much a reveal as it is a show and tell.

I have never understood why so many people consider this movie a great thriller. It has a few spooky & exciting moments, but overall it is terribly predictable and disappointing. Brad Pitt is insufferable, and the old, wise cop vs. young, arrogant rookie thing has been done to death in better movies than this one. There is little here that is original or creative--it's fine for a rental, but I'm sorry I wasted my money when it was in the theaters.

I basically thought this movie was exploitative junk. The violence was gratuitous and the plot was not compelling. Although I must admit that I found the movie very disturbing, that does not mean it was well made. Watching people being tortured and mutilated for no reason is disturbing even if the movie as a whole is terrible. Moreover, my views are not based on my being squeamish -- which I am not. I think Silence of the Lambs -- which is gross and disturbing, and which some people compare to Se7en -- to be one of the great movies of all time.

Boring, slow movie..constantly see Pitt and Freeman going up and down steps.

Hello! 'Seven' was watched post listening to numerous positive recommendations. But, upon watching it, I realized that this is a movie which is highly overrated but seem to be not up to expectation. Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman played their part genuinely though the intensity of the serial crime happened in the movie was not catchy and influential. I take this movie is far away from reality! At times the movie seemed to be boring and may cause eye lids to fall down. I never watched a crime story with least thrilling vibe'. The justification seen behind each murders sounded childish. I don;t suggest you to watch this movie rather can be used a sleeping pills!

I don't understand why people think this is a good movie. The plot is predictable yet not really believable, the hero is unlikeable and the villain, who is supposed to be the movie's moral foundation (go figure *that* one), ultimately pulls the rug out from underneath the movie at the end.

The scene where Brad Pitt allows the killer to escape was irritatingly hard to believe. And what was the Gynneth Paltrow character's (not to mention her unborn child) sin? The killer was careful to choose people who (at least in his mind) deserved to die yet at the crucial climax he completely broke with his pattern in a most incredible way.

And where does a "moral" serial killer come from? Seems like an oxymoron, but of course in the end we see that he's not moral after all. Still, the whole concept rings hollow and leaves one wondering what the point of the movie was anyway? It seems like it was just a story created to give the film makers a chance to show grisly murder scenes one after another in an attempt to shock us.

If you want to see a much better movie along these lines (and much more disturbing because it's believable), watch "Henry, the Portrait of a Serial Killer." And be sure to give it a higher vote than this turkey.