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Title: Okay, but don't believe the hype.
Review: A formulaic plot that rises above through good dialog, great actors and great direction.Pitt and Freeman have a great on-camera rapport, and how can anyone not like Gwyneth Paltrow, who is on screen just long enough for us to like her, but not long enough to get annoying.Kevin Spacey is great, but given the way he played the killer, I would have liked more character development. We don't learn enough about him, and what we learn is pretty formulaic.David Fincher is a great director, and I believe after seeing Alien3 and Fight Club that "Seven" would probably be very different if he had had total control over it. The mechanics of the film are great, but there is a hollow place in the center that keeps it from being brilliant.A definite first-tier rental prospect, but unless you are a Fincher fan, don't bother buying it.
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