Seven VHS video cert 18

Seven VHS video cert 18

Product: Homicide detective William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) has just seven days left to retirement when he is paired with his brash replacement, David Mills (Brad Pitt). The pair investigates the murder of a man who has been force-fed until he burst, then that of a rich lawyer made to cut a pound of flesh from his own body and consequently bled to death. The fact that the word 'greed' is written in blood on the carpet leads Somerset to speculate that they are dealing with a serial killer who is using the seven deadly sins as a blueprint.

The most viscerally frightening and disturbing homicidal maniac picture since The Silence of the Lambs, Seven is based on an idea that's both gruesome and ingenious. A serial killer forces each of his victims to die by acting out one of the seven deadly sins. The murder scene is then artfully arranged into a grotesque tableau, a graphic illustration of each mortal vice. From the jittery opening credits to the horrifying (and seemingly inescapable) concluding twist, director David Fincher immerses us in a murky urban twilight where everything seems to be rotting, rusting, or moulding; the air is cold and heavy with dread. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt are the detectives who skillfully track down the killer--all the while unaware that he has been closing in on them, as well. Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey are also featured. Still, it is director Fincher and the ominous, overwhelmingly oppressive atmosphere of doom that he creates that are the real stars of the film. It's a terrific date movie--for vampires. --Jim Emerson

Condition: Used Jewel Box in good condition, and the Tape is in good condition

Director: David Fincher

Produced: Arnold Kopelson, Phyllis Carlyle

Starring: Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman,
Richard Roundtree

Running Time: 122mins

Certificate: 18

Genre: Action Thriller

Product code: EVS 1214

EAN: 5 017239 112140