{"id":9302,"date":"2010-10-04T14:49:23","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T13:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=9302"},"modified":"2010-10-04T14:49:23","modified_gmt":"2010-10-04T13:49:23","slug":"blu-ray-seven-david-fincher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2010\/10\/04\/blu-ray-seven-david-fincher\/","title":{"rendered":"Blu-ray: Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Seven<\/a><\/strong> (Warner Home Video): One of the landmark thrillers of the 1990s, Seven was a dark and uncomprimising serial killer film that also turned out to be an unlikely box office hit.<\/p>\n

Set in unnamed modern city where it is perpetually raining, Det. William Somerset (Morgan Freeman), a veteran about to retire has to solve one last case with a rookie partner, David Mills (Brad Pitt).<\/p>\n

Mills is ambitious and has come to the city with his reluctant wife, Tracy (Gwyneth Paltrow), to solve important cases, but his first is a puzzling and gruesome one involving a killer who chooses his victims according to the seven deadly sins.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Brilliantly scripted by Andrew Kevin Walker, it not only reinvigorated the serial killer genre but also established David Fincher as a great visual director, after the misfire of his debut on Alien 3 (largely due to studio interference).<\/p>\n

He cranks up the tension wonderfully and paints a hellish picture of a modern city infected by evil, indifference and corruption.<\/p>\n

Darius Khondji’s cinematopgraphy was also first rate, creating a dark and moody look which accentuated the films themes and subject matter.<\/p>\n

A lot of the violence is implied rather than shown, although this actually has the effect of making the film more sinister as it slowly reaches its bold and\u00a0unusual\u00a0final act.<\/p>\n

Although bleak and disturbing for a mainstream release, it became a major hit and ended up earning $327 million worldwide.<\/p>\n

The special features are terrific and include the following:<\/p>\n