Se7en (1995)
The two-cops-that-have-opposite-personalities-yet-are-forced-to-be-partners is one of the most overused clichés in cinema. Whereas very few movies based on this idea succeed in being remembered (e.g. Lethal Weapon - 1987 - and Lethal Weapon 2 - 1989), most of them are forgotten right after a good night's sleep. Thanks in great part to an inspired script by Andrew Kevin Walker and a fantastic imagery by production designer Arthur Max and art director Gary Wissner , Se7en manages to be one of those few. The movie revolves a round two cops, David Mills ( Brad Pitt ), who, aiming at advancing his career, had just requested to be transferred to the most dangerous district in town, and William Somerset ( Morgan Freeman ), retiring in a week's time, training Mills to replace him. Together they will hunt a serial killer ( Kevin Spacey *), who murders people he judges in violation of one of the Seven Deadly Sins . So far, nothing extraordinary plot-wise. But then, wit...