Well,Se7en has a unique structure,at the same time as...if we knew Spacey portrayed the killer,it would hurt the story just by the fact that we know he is going to pop up,just billing him arouses extreme suspicion to say the least.
Though I don´t think I can say that it would hurt the suspense once he was introduced and certainly not take away the power of the ending. But with it being the year of Spacey,1995,The usual suspects,Outbreak,Seven and one more I think,this was a very smart move. He became a star within months. Sure,you recognized the voice but with so much going on,you forget about it.
But like stated,Se7en is in this aspect very original and billing him would make it a different film. It´s a cameo,pretty known actor not credited,probably the most powerful one ever and unlike not billing Gene Hackman in The firm,it makes sense.
Otherwise,when it comes to spotting the culprit,you have"The very known actor without much significance in the film so why is he in it?" Silly but watchable Twisted with Samuel Jackson as a nice mentor for 90% of the film until it´s time to go nuts,naturally. Was there ever a doubt that either DeNiro or Pacino was the killer in Righteous Kill? No,that´s sort of half the point and why they signed on...if that film had a point. Why would Downey Jr. be in U.S Marshals,to be some agent?
Jim Caviezel in another mediocre Judd vehicle,High Crimes? Pointless role. He´s probably gonna say something that not even a retarded retard would say to give himself away...
Think there is a chance that just maybe Jon Voight,killed after 12 minutes in M:I might turn out to play an important part after all,billed before the rest who´s in alphabetical order? Was there ever need for an uncredited performance, that could be one...yeah,spotting the culprit is too easy sometimes.
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