Se7en

1995 – 4.3/5

I was in the mood to watch a really good movie and this did not disappointed. It was eerie right from the get-go and every detail was so perfect. I think the only thing I didn’t like was the ‘rain’; it seemed very fake.

It took about 54 minutes to get to the third Sin; so it makes you wonder, there’s 4 left; how much longer is this going to take. This movie doesn’t drag at any point though.

Acting by all parties was incredible. Watching Brad Pitt in his super hot days: awesome! Morgan Freeman was brilliant as usual. Kevin Spacey’s performance was stunning.

Random points:
-It makes you think that the Saw series was based on this movie.
-I liked how the credits went from the top down and not the other way around.

***SPOILER ALERT***
The case scene about an hour and ten minutes in was intense. One part of me wanted Mills to catch him, but the other part didn’t. There were 4 more sins and you can’t call this movie ‘Seven’ without having all 7 sins.

Suicide Kings

1997 – 2.3/5

Christopher Walken being one of my favourite actors, I knew I had to eventually see this movie. This was the second time I’ve seen this movie and although I didn’t remember much from my first viewing, I knew that I liked it a lot. This time however, I thought it was good, but not as good.

I had no problems with Walken. He was solid as always. He’s a very reliable actor and he fully embraced the character. Christopher Walken as a Mob boss. I was sold!

The next best person would have had to been Denis Leary. His character Lono, reminded me of his character in the movie Judgment Night. If you liked him in this then I would recommend you see Judgment Night (if you already haven’t).

Considering there were a lot of different people involved with the kidnapping, I don’t want to get too detailed about each character. I do think each had enough screen time in the sense that the viewer got to know just enough information about each in order to keep you guessing about who might be the person on the inside. That’s not to say that I think each character was fully developed. With that being said, I also want to say that some of the personalities were a tad bit overdone; Ira for example was so annoying (but then again, the majority of Johnny Galecki’s characters are like that).

My biggest grip about the movie would have to be the lack of connection I felt with Avery, Brett, T.K., Ira, ect. It was hard to form a bond with them and care about their well-being. The characters weren’t introduced well, so it was hard to care for any of them, and I ended up rooting for Charles and Lono.

I will admit that I kept guessing the entire time about which character was the one that set it all up, and I liked that about the movie. But at the same time, when the movie ended and everything was revealed, I have to say that it didn’t have much of an impact. Basically what I’m trying to say is that it’s not a movie that will leave you thinking long after the movie is over.