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| Reviewed by: Jason White 25 Jul 2005 7 Seconds
| |  Wesley Snipes was at one time the new face of action. They guy looks cool, is in great shape, and can really kick butt. That said he got a few films of the action type and did well with them before launching the Blade series. Blade was great, Blade II is sucky but with great action, and Blade Trinity is total crap. Blade Trinity had a lot of hype about Snipes being an ass and tough to work with and so on. Seems like the guy did his career in by what everyone was saying. Seems more to me that the guy knew the film was garbage but was contractually obligated to appear in it. Can’t blame him for not wanting anything to do with it. Well I guess Hollywood got pissed at him as his latest two films have both been low budget, straight to video action flicks. One of which is 7 Seconds, which has come to DVD from Sony and gets reviewed here today.
I had no heard of Snipes doing anything new, so I looked up what he was up to and find out about this film and another one. I read this one was straight to video and was quite disappointed. I was shocked though to find out that it was his second such film in a row. Too bad, I hope the guy manages to get back into Hollywood’s good graces as good tough guy action hero types are few and far between right now. 7 Seconds is DTV crap and I really hope that Snipes does not become the new DTV king following the footsteps of Seagal and Van Damme.
The story has Snipes starring as a former Special Forces solider who now uses his charms and skill to steal valuable stuff. He is now a master thief. He plans an armored car robbery but things go wrong and soon enough what he has is a priceless Van Gogh panting, a ton of cops after him, and some Russian gangsters in the mix who have one of his crew hostage. So basically a double cross went on and Snipes has to stay clear of the cops, find out who screwed his deal, and he has to get his crewmember back and get those Russians put back into their proper place. Lots of choppy car chases make up the brunt of the action. Some martial arts action is in there too but it too is sloppy edited and just ho-hum when all is said and done.
7 Seconds is presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. The transfer is pretty good for straight to video stuff. It is sharp and detailed, lacking a bit of the big budget film clarity, but still looking pretty good. Contrast and brightness settings are good and issues with halos and enhancement are minimal. Colors are good for the look and style of the film. Not too shabby for straight to video.
Audio is Dolby Digital 5.1. As with the video, the audio is affected by the low budget. It lacks the oomph of a bit budget affair leaving some elements a bit flat or too gimmicky in nature. Some effects sounds are too loud while others are too light. Mostly though the mix is fine and perfectly serviceable.
Extras include a number of trailers for other Sony Home Entertainment releases.
Seems the market for straight to video films as made the move to Romania. All sorts of films in this category have all been done there. 7 Seconds is bargain bin stuff. Snipes fans will get some enjoyment but honestly this is just rather crappy straight to video stuff. As a fan of Snipes and most of his action films, I really hate to see him have to go this way. Sony’s DVD does the best with what it has. The video and audio are up to snuff, but limited by the film itself. No extras but such is no surprise for a straight to video release. Worth a rent for Snipes fans. Way better than Blade Trinity.
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