Amazing thriller, with a ruined ending

Rating: 6/10 (12 August 2008)

This review is for people who consider this movie the BEST THRILLER EVER.
I watched this movie because a friend of mine told me that it's one of the best thrillers ever. I have to admit that he was right. The theme (the seven deadly sins) is excellent, I really like thrillers with religious or historical influences. The actors play so well that I couldn't take my eye off the screen, but sadly, there are a few things that make this movie very predictable.
First of all, it's the wife (Gwyneth Paltrow) of Detective David Mills (Brad Pitt). When she reveals that she's pregnant to Detective William Somerset (Morgan Freeman), everyone will know that something has got to happen to her and their child.
The second thing is that Pitt is so hot-headed, that you have to be very naive to think that nothing will happen to him.
I also can't understand what was Tracy's sin. If John Doe's sin was the envy, the only sin that remained was the wrath, but I don't think that this had anything to do with the detective's wife. Than I realized that it must have been the detective's sin for killing the murderer, but then why did he remained alive??? As Morgan Freeman said, the murderer needs seven dead bodies with seven deadly sins to complete his masterpiece. I really don't think that this was complete.
Anyway, I must say that this movie is very original, I can't compare it to any other thriller. It would be one of my favorites, but the ending is the most important thing in every movie, but this one was not so enthralling. I was waiting for a huge clashing but it didn't come.
I give 6 stars for this movie, because after all it was worth watching, a few scenes and ideas will remain in my head for a few days, but this could have been the best thriller of the 90's if it had a more shocking ending.