7/10
Still looking for another Se7en
3 February 2021
Warning: Spoilers
There will never be another Se7en and, although this may appear similar, it is very different.

Where as Se7en is all about the crime and the killer this is more concerned with the detectives hunting the killer.

We meet Denzil as a lowly cop sent on an errand to the town where he used to be a respected detective.

It is clear something happened here that put a downward trajectory on his career.

Almost by accident he gets pulled in to the hunt for a vicious serial killer.

The crimes are not particularly clever of interesting or are the suspects.

This is all about the detectives.

This is well made and produced, the leads have a sickly pallor about them that reinforces the desperate state of the investigation.

There is nothing particularly different about this movie and it is quite low on excitement.

But the characters are engaging and I like watching Denzil in the detective roles where he gets to toy with people.

As things ramp up near the end it feels like the writers are in a bit of a corner and the film takes a turn that is unexpected, yet still not very exciting.

This sets up for a thought provoking ending.

This is well made and I did enjoy it - I just wanted it to be more.

Don't expect much action or thrills.
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