ACTION

An agent discovers similarities in some deaths that occurred in different American states. He begins the investigation and comes up with a few culprits, including salespeople, desperate for their failed business on behalf of COVID 19, who ended up joining a criminal scheme.

GOOD

THIRD PERSON

Authors Writing Style: GOOD

Characterization: FAIR

Commerciality: GOOD

Franchise Potential: FAIR

Pace: GOOD

Premise: GOOD

Structure: GOOD

Theme: GOOD

It is accurate.

It is a story that takes place during the COVID pandemic, but it is not about the pandemic itself. It's about the effects of the pandemic on the activities of small businesses. It has an interesting beginning as it places us in the core of families going through financial problems because of the pandemic. Afterward, we get to know these men, who accept a criminal deal out of desperation.

The plot is very dynamic, but the part of the investigation in which the agent visits some witnesses ends up becoming a bit repetitive, as most of the victims' colleagues have the same thing to say.

THE STORY DOES NOT RELY ON SPECIAL EFFECTS

Understanding what a man is capable of in a desperate situation and the investigation that needs to connect the dots between unrelated victims to find the criminals.

Criminal investigation fans might like the story because the way the author conducts the investigation seems believable and entertaining.

If the plot focused a little more on the internal conflicts of these men who found themselves desperate for money and ended up committing a crime, perhaps it would have more potential for awards.

MEDIUM BUDGET

SEVEN: BECAUSE OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION THAT SEEKS TO CONNECT THE DOTS BETWEEN CRIMES THAT SEEM INDIVIDUAL BUT HAVE A CONNECTION. THE COMPANY MEN: AN EXECUTIVE WHO LOSES HIS JOB IN A MASS LAYOFF AND STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE DURING THE 2008 CRISIS.

The combination of the crisis resulting from the pandemic with a criminal investigation, very typical of the action genre, makes the story more original.

Despite the protagonist being active, committed to his job, and wanting to solve the cases, the characters who actually stand out are those men who appear at the beginning, who, out of the desire to help their families, end up entering the world of crime.

It's not a rare gem, as this is a traditional police investigation. However, the crisis originated by the pandemic as a starting point for some conflicts turns out to be somewhat original for this genre.

Film: Studio, Streaming TV Series: Limited Run / Mini-Series

CONSIDER

Despite being a typical investigation story within the action genre, the drama found at the beginning brings an attractive drama. Seeing these people desperate for the failures caused by the pandemic, and having to keep their families and their businesses alive, is an excellent starting point. It's even more tragic to see that cruel personalities can push these people even further into the deep end by exchanging money for murder. The choice of these men to commit the crime - and suffer eternally from that guilt - in order to protect their families is an intense, breathtaking, engaging start. The investigation itself ends up falling to a more common level, but the protagonist itself and the actions chosen by the author are good to follow. It is the typical entertainment produced by action movies. The author tries to keep a realistic police action, and at the same time, he creates intense scenes, such as the police trying to stop the plane. Seeing that one of those men committed suicide because of his guilt and another went mad and is in an asylum brings even more drama to the plot. There is humanity in these "criminals." And after all, who are the real criminals here? Those men who desperately try to save their sons or those criminal masterminds aiming to earn millions on insurance by destroying other people's lives. It reminds me of the show Squid Game, in which people are capable of everything to make money and help themselves and others. Certainly, both committed crimes, but the book raises this question properly. The story needs a certain polish in structure and also requires more character development to make the protagonist stand out. We could also follow the life stories of those men in parallel, instead of just sticking to the investigation, thus creating a harmonious product of drama and action.