Seven (1995) Critic Reviews

This weirdly off-kilter suspenser goes well beyond the usual police procedural or killer-on-a-rampage yarn due to a fine script, striking craftsmanship and a masterful performance by Morgan Freeman.Read the full review

A dark, grisly, horrifying and intelligent thriller.Read the full review

Placing style above coherence, Seven glosses over plot points and shows a weakness for cheap, lurid effects.Read the full review

This homicide thriller has a tantalizingly morbid atmosphere of unease.Read the full review

While Seven lacks the cleverness of the superior "Usual Suspects," it's strong enough to hold its own against most other thrillers.Read the full review

A decidedly medieval enterprise, darker in text and tone than a Gothic cathedral by the light of the moon.Read the full review

Noticeable skill has gone into the making of Seven, but it's hard to take much pleasure in that.Read the full review

It's not the identity of the killer that gives Seven its kick -- it's the way Fincher raises mystery to the level of moral provocation.Read the full review

A gruesome detective-thriller about a serial killer who ices egregious offenders of the seven deadly sins, portends an unpalatable combination of formulaic writing and unmitigated nastiness.Read the full review