SEVEN 1995 Reviewed by Pierce Dalton 2 stars (out of 4)
Seven is more a 2 or 1 on the scale of intensity.
But, definitely a 10 on the cheap shock scale.
An overly hyped film by the director of the equally trashy Alien 3, and the future director of the Michael Douglas thriller The Game, Seven is what a cheap knock-off of Silence of the Lambs looks like.
If you haven't heard the tale, it's about two cops tracking down a serial killer who kills by the way of the seven deadly sins: sin, greed, lust, etc.
Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman offer good performances, but, poor Kevin Spacey is reduced to slasher-flick-madman gimmicks.
Worth a look if you like gruesome make-up effects.
Seven is flat-out slush.
1999 (c) Quick Flick Pix Pierce80@aol.com
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