Dave Smith Although I have not included any direct spoilers in this review, I've ticked the "contains spoilers" box because I can't really describe how I felt about this film without giving at least some hint towards what happens. If you've not yet seen this film, read my review at your own risk :)The most important point I want to make about this film is this: Do not be misled by other reviews that portray this as some sort of intense psychological thriller or philosophical piece with a strong moral point or undertone. It's neither of those things.What we have here is basically what I would describe as a fairly bog- standard torture porn, albeit with a single male victim. There are no twists or hidden surprises in the plot, nor should you expect any personal development for any of the characters. Occasional scenes of the film's main character standing silently in a forest while looking reflective are, I assume, some loose attempt at making the film appear superficially artistic and I guess that seems to have worked for some people, but my own experience is that those people are reading in to something that isn't there. Seven Days carries no moral or cultural statement any more profound than the rather trivial observation that torturing someone for vengeance is wrong and probably won't satisfy you anyway - a point that is hammered home not through any nuances of plot or emotional drama, but by being bluntly stated in dialogue in the later stages of the film.I can't recommend this one, I give it 3 out of 10 because it's just about watchable.

laurajanedaniels I base myself on the fact that i've viewed a lot of horror films and psychological thrillers and the like, this is unlike any i have seen although i did watch a trailer on the DVD when it loaded about a little boy thats abducted and killed and the parents the father being a doctor get revenge 'the torture' although i haven't seen said film yet I'm kinda thinking its gonna be the same thing..I like the fact there is no soundtrack to this film, i really get a sense of the parents pain and I'm pretty sure if someone did that to my daughter i wouldn't be responsible for my actions either.Its graphic yet moving and the actors played the roles well.. Honestly cannot complain

billcr12 Revenge is sweet in 7 Days, a Canadian torture thriller in French when a surgeon's daughter is abducted, raped and killed by a low life criminal named Anthony. The good doctor, Bruno, captures the "suspect" and takes him to an isolated cabin in the woods: and let the games begin for seven days of extreme and inventive pay back. Bruno calls the police that at the end of one week, he is going kill Anthony after inflicting as much pain as possible, however, the psychopath adapts to his situation and mocks his host for not seeming to enjoy the suffering of his hostage. Tony admits to the murder of the doctors girl, in addition to three others.Meanwhile, a detective furiously searches for the cabin to stop the execution. This leads to an interesting conclusion; and you will have to decide if justice is served.

FF_Beaner I read the book before watching the movie. Les sept jours du Talion by Pat. Senecal was way better then the movie. Major element were not put in the movie. The deer thing was originally a dog always crying making Bruno Hamel go insane and yelling at the forest. The movie also forgot to show how crazy and mad bruno hamel turned. we didn't saw him driving drunk and almost crashing in cars. The story seemed incomplete since it lacked on explanation of why he turned like he was in the end. They really rushed the part were he organized the kidnapping of Lemaire, which in the book was methodical and complex that we saw he had turned cold and silent. For the actor part, Marc legault did a really good work, we really felt his anger and his pain. Other then that, not many actor seemed to emerge from the movie. The wife was also left apart of the story, making the movie miss another important thing from the book. In the end, it wasn't as good as 5150 rue des ormes, another book/movie from senecal, but it was worth watching it.