The Crime? In this gloriously dark detective-thriller, detectives David Mills (Brad Pitt) and William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) draw the short straw in their Californian police department to lead the investigation on a new serial killer in town, who kills a new victim every day of the week for one of the seven deadly sins. Examples of these fatal crimes include the force-feeding of an obese gentleman for greed, the brutal mutilation of a model for pride and were not even going to bother going into lust... The serial killer always proves to be one step ahead of the detectives as the final whats-in-the-box sequence indicates. Why Is It Great? Seven is one of those films which horrifies you but which you cant avert your eyes from. The partnership of Morgan Freemans cerebral veteran cop versus the hot-headed Brad Pitt may be a little cliché but lends itself to a few laughs amid all the horror of the crimes on screen. David Finchers superb thriller combines gritty, grimy visuals with an unpredictable narrative to make sure people will continue to come back to Se7en for a long time.
Hailing from South East London, Sam Heard is an aspiring writer and recent graduate from the University of Warwick. Sam's favourite things include energy drinks, late nights spent watching the UFC with his girlfriend and annihilating his friends at FIFA.
