I'm going against popular opinion on this one compared with the other reviews placed here on amazon.com and because of that, I thought I'd throw my two cents worth in also. I've just watched this and I found it to be Snipes best effort since Blade II and I found it to be more enjoyable than the mess they made of Blade Trinity or Snipes dreadful last DTV movie, Unstoppable.
It's a thriller rather than an action movie more in the mold of Snipes past movies such as Drop Zone, Money Train or Murder At 1600. If you liked those movies then you should enjoy this. It's yet another DTV movie set in Eastern Europe, Romania this time. Personally I like these European locations, when done right modern day thrillers benefit allot from the realism of European locations for example Bourne Identity/Supremacy which would not of had the same impact if set in Los Angelos or San Francisco. Tamzin Outhwaite co-stars and is as gorgeous as ever as she plays a military police sergeant from the near by NATO military base who from the very beginning believes Snipes to be innocent as he saves her life on their first encounter in the movie. She sets out investigating the robbery and who sent the second gang to rob the first and clear Snipes' name as a cop killer. I didn't find this movie boring or slow and thought it was paced just right for a thriller. The movie has flashes of Wesley Snipes martial arts abilities with 3 fight scenes, 2 good car chases, some gun based action scenes, decent plot and wraps up with Snipes and Outhwaite infiltrating the bad guy's lair at movies end in a more realistic manner for an ex Delta Force soldier instead of the usual guns blazing and everything blowing up action movie climax. It can be said that it is predicable but so are must movies made today as every conceivable movie plot has been used 100 times over at this stage. The plot could have been a little tighter but it served its purpose for the 90 minutes. From looking at other reviews for movies that some of the reviewers who posted on 7 Seconds have written, I ask myself why they watched this movie in the first place if it is not the type of movie they even enjoy watching. What are you expecting to see? It's a thriller not an action movie, go in expecting a rip roaring action spectacular like Bad Boys II and you will be obviously disappointed, expect a nicely paced, well directed 90min thriller and you should find it worth the rental. For me, this will be the first Wesley Snipes title I will now purchase on DVD since Blade II.
A horrible movie attempting to use Snipes name
This truly is a horrible movie. 7 seconds, huh, yeah 7 seconds to realize I made a mistake in renting it. The acting is horrible, the plot is horrible, the filming is horrible... Everything is horrible! I was hopeful because of Snipes, which is why I rented it despite not ever seeing the movie anywhere before in the theaters. The guy at the store even told us that he was told it was a good movie! Snipes couldn't even do the fight scenes and make them look real. The ending is a car chase that ends so abruptly that you suddenly see them sitting next to a pond behind their house completely in love! Huh, they were a romantic interest? They hinted at it, but never showed this happening.
Do not rent or buy this movie. Stay away, or you will be sucked into it shaking your head wondering why you rented this movie.
I should've read the reviews before renting it
7 Seconds is a formulaic capper that's not entertaining at all. The car chases are ok, but nothing to write home about. It's a regular Snipes movie, but lacking fun. It's long, illogical (which isnt bad if it's entertaining), and just plain boring.
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