with this movie and 1999 fight club and david fincher cement his status a the most visually creative director of the 90 and and one of the most original and inventive and compelling storyteller work in hollywood . if fight club be the ultimate theme park ride for repressed white collar slave and se7en be the haunted house . while not a horror movie per say and it be infinitely more frightening and emotionally scarring and disturb than anything that george a. romero and dario argento or hideo nakata could possibly offer . from it first frame and se7en set it tone with fincher bleak visuals and moody weather and howard shore slow and atmospheric music ( you would not believe this be the guy who would go on to make the unforgettable lord of the ring score ) . it a visual masterpiece and throw you into an anonymous and dark city which seem to be the nirvana of the dreg of society . in the middle of the city violent everyday chaos an invisible john doe have set a horrible plot in motion and his goal to punish seven unrelated people for their crime and turn their own sin against them ( gluttony and greed and sloth and pride and lust and envy and and wrath ) . work methodically and patiently and intelligently and doe build at his murder masterwork and piece by piece and slowly drawing police detective somerset and mill into the web . somerset ( play brilliantly by morgan freeman whom i usually detest ) be the hardened and cynical veteran who about to retire and mill ( brad pitt and exceptionally good ) be the rookie who trouble by his own naive personality and hot temper . the unlikely partner thing might sound clichéd by now and but trust me and you would not even notice . what make the movie so compel be the fantastic performance from a diverse cast and an utterly unpredictable and frighteningly sadistic plot and intelligent scriptwriting by andrew kevin walker and and david fincher superb direction and which be unlike anything you have see before . fincher show an uncanny ability to keep the viewer at the edge of their seat and create and through the use of visuals and music alone and an angsty and forceful sense of unease which last until the film shock climax . anyone who think brad pitt be all good look and no talent will have to take it back after see him convince beautifully a mill and and freeman character be and for once and not the sugar sweet know it all he typecast himself a . gwyneth paltrow be also good a mill wife . but it be john doe who leave the lasting impression the uncredited actor ( whose name i would not mention and in tradition with the movie ) give a monotonous yet completely spellbind performance and you find yourself understanding and sympathize with his motif far more than you would want to admit . se7en be grisly and sick and depressing and although most of the horrific violence be only implied and never show . however and the aftermath of the murder especially the revoltingly sadistic sloth be often enough to make you lose your lunch . this be a feel bad movie and it proud of it . you can not watch it expect another ho hum and by the number thriller in the vein of and say and the sentinel . se7en be depress and frighten and shock and fascinate and original and and it feature enough talent act and direction and script wise to fill a hundred sentinel or domestic disturbance . bring some friend with strong stomach and watch it if you dare . but make sure you will be able to sleep with the light on .