Seven is a complex and layered plot about the seven deadly sins; Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Lust, Pride, Envy and Wrath when they over run a person's mind and drives him to kill. It's set in a grim and desolate city where "sins take place on every street corner" and it constantly raises a clever issue of how society reacts to the sins, and in particular, how the police react to it. The police force throughout the film mention about how disturbed and insane the killer, played by Kevin Spacey, is, However when the police discover the victim of 'Sloth', a drug dealer and known child molester, the polices' reaction was "he got what he deserved". That hypocrisy of the police is something that John Doe played upon, ending the film with his own death after the wrath of David Mills. Although I enjoyed the ending, due to the clear hypocrisy of the police, i spent the entire film expecting that someone within the police force was the killer, and was rather disappointed when i was wrong. The tense music that was always played around Mills and Somerset didn't help my suspicion either. However, by not making it as i expected, the ending did shock me at the fact that it was so simple.
The whole film done exactly as it described and was indeed a psychological thriller. It made the audience guess constantly about the killer and the plot ending. It was thought provoking on how society reacts to it's other members. With fantastic acting from Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey, I really enjoyed it. Highly recommended! 8/10
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