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Seven (1995) | Sun Poisoning on Rainy Vacations


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Degens Andy S and Brandon Bombay embrace the seven deadly sins even more than usual as they talk about one of the greatest crime thrillers of all-time, 'Seven.' The movie takes place in an unnamed rainy city, and it makes Andy recall a rainstorm that led to a fight while on vacation. 

Then the fellas discuss the movie that announced David Fincher's true arrival, and just how gnarly the film is for a mainstream movie. Featuring a wonderful steady performance from Morgan Freeman, and  a role from Brad Pitt that helped him shake his himbo label. The flick is so good it even has Gwyneth Paltrow back when she was lovable, as her relationship with Pitt's Mills is the catalyst for one of the most nihilistic endings in a '90s studio film. This flick kicks off with a Nine Inch Nails intro, and closes with a heartbreaking twist that leaves everyone, even the viewers, filled with wrath. 

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