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From the very beginning of the movie
you know this is going to be one hell of a ride. The opening
scene is very low key, yet very dramatic. Detective Somerset
(Morgan Freeman) responds to a homicide involving domestic
violence, and we are giving clues to his character. Somerset is
assigned to train Detective Mills (Brad Pitt) to take his
position when he retires in seven days. Cut to Somerset going to
bed that night, and print to the coolest introduction sequence
you will ever see.
Now where did I put the green paint?
I could
write an entire review just detailing what I saw in the credits,
because a lot of it is really cool imagery, something we have
come to expect from directory David Fincher (Fight Club, Alien
3). On the second disc of this fine 2-disc set from New Line you
have the ability to explore the credit sequence.
The plot of the movie seems
rather simplistic, but it throws you through a few loops until
you reach the end of the movie when the ultimate twist comes
into play. While I won't spoil the movie for you, you need to
watch the movie all the way through, and keep track of the sins
that have already been eliminated.
Video
The video on the disc is just one
part that is reference quality. There are very little artifacts
and distortion with the immense use of dark colors contained in
this movie. While the transfer doesn't appear to me as clean as
the one for Fight Club, it could be the fact that Se7en is a few
years older, and uses a much darker color palate than it's
kinship. The movie has a great transfer none the less.
We solved the case, I found Waldo!
Sound
Sound isn't as important for
Se7en as other movies on the market, this movie won't give your
subwoofer any type of work out, and there is only one point in
the movie where a gun fight even ensues and even thought sounds
rather subdued compared to other movies. All in all the disc
does support Dolby 5.1 and DTS so fanatics for each should be
happy.
Extras
This two disc set is not light on
the extras. The entire second disc is devoted to them. You can
see the full listing below, but the two that stand out in my
mind are the Alternate Endings (told mainly through storyboard
and commentary) and the afore mentioned exploration of the
opening title sequence and the commentary tracks on each.
I think I have found the source of
the smell...
Summation
Se7en is a classic thriller drama
that makes it onto my
top movie list and should stay there for quite some time.
The movie is a gritty drama that isn't afraid to tell it like it
is, and should be required viewing for anyone seeking a great
movie, and doesn't feel like reading Dante's Inferno (Divine
Comedy) even thought the book is really, really good.
-Erich Becker discovered the eighth
deadly sin, short-shorts.
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