Not your typical cops chasing a serial killer
If you like the genre of cops chasing a master mind killer then this is one for you. Very few films do it as well as this one, Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt play their parts almost to perfection. The acting combined with an excellent story, and a director that can bring it all to life you have an excellent film such as this one.
The film as hinted at is about two detectives (Freeman and Pitt) chasing a serial killer whom is using the seven deadly sins as a inspiration for his kills, and a way to remind the world of what the seven sins are.
Gluttony is the first sin, and at initially Pitt (the young rookie) isn't too interested in trying to understand the killers motives or trying to get inside his head. Freeman on the other hand has had decades on the job, and is more about out thinking the killer by understanding what drives him.
I won't go too much into the story or plot in case you haven't seen it except to say that ALL the sins are covered and there is a twist at the end. This is in some ways similar to "Silence of the lambs" with regard to look and feel to a certain degree. So definitely worth watching.