The new film directed by Tommy Virkola, which was released in the summer of 2017, turned out to be a strong thriller containing an intriguing concept and real acting performance by Numi Rapas. Cinema "7 Sisters" moviegoers positioned as a project not without flaws, but keeping in suspense while watching from beginning to end. The thriller received the title “Secret of 7 Sisters” in the domestic adaptation and the IMDb rating was 6.90.
History of creation
Most reviewers, analyzing the movie “The Secret of 7 Sisters,” in the reviews of the film indicate the fact that its original script was written by Max Botkin back in 2010. However, he was on the infamous blacklist. It is worth noting that in the original version of the event developed around seven twin brothers. Almost managed to radically change the story Max managed in a creative tandem with Kerry Williamson, it was with her light hand that the girls were at the center of the story. Also, reviews of the film “7 Sisters” indicate that at the beginning of the production process Morten Tildum was supposed to occupy the director's chair, but the director preferred another project - “The Simulation Game” (2014).
As a result, the project was directed by Tommy Virkola, who had previously created the dilogy “Operation Dead Snow” and “Witch Hunters”. According to the visionary, when creating the atmosphere of the megalopolis of the future, he was inspired by the films “Child of Man”, “Loop of Time” and “Running on the Blade”. The filming process of the thriller took place for 94 days in Romania, and the first two months it took to fix the game of Numi Rapas and her understudy. One of the advantages of the film "The Secret of 7 Sisters" reviews of the film indicated the participation in the filming of Willem Defoe and Glenn Close.
Short storyline
According to the verdict, voiced by film critics in reviews of The Secret of 7 Sisters, the relevance of the work of Virkola in the light of the latest trends of our time cannot be overestimated. I want to discuss the picture after watching, this project definitely deserves attention. Despite the modest budget for this kind of picture, the fantastic action thriller will be able to surprise and interest the beholder, keeping all the timing in suspense.
The action of the tape takes place in the future, where the world government introduces a tough bill allowing couples to have only one child due to the catastrophic overpopulation of the planet. Following the letter of the law, doctors immediately take radical measures when a second pregnancy is detected in patients. In this harsh time, one pair immediately gives birth to seven twins. Parents, having decided to save their life, go to a witty ruse - they name the girls after the days of the week, thus setting the order of their appearance. For years, this pattern has been triggered until, unexpectedly, Monday disappears. The usual schedule collapses, creating confusion, and leads to unpredictable consequences.
Smart fiction
The “7 Sisters” thriller released by Netflix didn’t put the reviews of movie experts on the same level with the works of Isaac Asimov, the Strugatsky brothers or Robert Sheckley. But they indicate that the problems highlighted in the picture in the near future will certainly confront the new generation. As it should be smart, real cinema science fiction, the film does not contain answers to global questions, in the finale the viewer will doubt even the moral choice, which is obvious at first glance.
Not without flaws
If you leave the philosophical background and consider the picture as a thriller and action movie, then from this point of view you need to take into account the fact that the director did not receive an impressive budget. Therefore, the magnitude of the Nolanovian “Beginnings” or the Spielberg “Minority Opinion” should not be expected. Reviews of “The Secret of 7 Sisters” rightly point out that the film is closer to budgetary fiction, and in some episodes it even bothers with overt “television”. However, the picture is watchable and in general the atmosphere of a sad future is observed.
The picture has both plot and stylistic flaws, the very preservation of the secret of the existence of sisters of 30 years in length is perceived with a great stretch. But every next reprisal against the next heroine Numi Rapas is demonstrated by the director with absolute uncompromisingness and ruthlessness. In the movie “7 Sisters”, the fights are brutal and brutal, the shootings are naturalistic and bloody, the bed scenes are in daylight and very frank.
The undoubted advantage of the thriller
The most interesting in the film "7 Sisters" reviews of professionals called the efforts of the actress, who played the role of the main characters. Playing Numi Rapas is impossible to stop looking at. The Swedish actress who shone in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Prometheus is a woman of unearthly beauty. Playing seven roles at once, she does it believably and elegantly, which is very rare in modern cinema. And the point here is not at all the complexity of the combined shooting, the variety of costumes and makeup. Numi impeccably demonstrates the different temperament, temperament and even physical form of his heroines. Her game is magnificent and will not let the viewer get bored for a minute while watching a very long time.
Depressing flaw
In fairness, it is worth pointing out that the picture "7 Sisters" reviews are not only laudatory. Despite the sum of the most remarkable components of success, many critics do not praise the project because of the frankly failed ending. Also, most reviewers indicate that Willem Dafoe is too little in the movie, and Glenn Close plays too straightforwardly. After watching only a couple of curious copyright ideas and the work of the main performer are remembered. However, Netflix should be praised for the fact that they managed to make decent fiction, without exaggerating the annoying themes of paranormal phenomena and zombie apocalypse. Let the main plot of the tape openly limp, the movie definitely catches with strong action scenes, entertaining twists, drama, a significant degree of suspense and the presence of black humor. As a result, if you believe the positive reviews, “7 Sisters” turned out to be surprisingly pleasant, it has a component that has been practically lost by modern Hollywood fighters. If you try to designate this lost element in one term, then it will be "cool."