Zodiac

Todd Says:

4 STARS

I thought that Zodiac was great! For a "based on true events" crime drama, I was thoroughly impressed. To me this is a story about four, not one, men who are completely obsessed with the idea of these murders. I found it to be intense and at times sad, the effect that obsession can have on different people.

Jake Gyllenhall, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey Jr. are all excellent in this film. The rest of the cast also does a superb job. I highly recommend this film to anyone who likes crime suspense.

Alexis says:

4 STARS

There you have it folks, most of us here at cinemaphiles enjoyed this movie so I highly recommend you view it for yourself, I don't think you'll be disappointed.


Chris says:

4 Stars



We finally got around to watching this and I can't decide which was longer - the time between us purchasing it and finally watching it or the movie itself. But seriously, I did enjoy this movie on a number of levels even though it wasn't perfect. I personally find movies that are based on true events to be rather tricky. I can find them fascinating and more intense knowing that these things actually happened, but at the same time I feel that the director and those involved are simply re-telling a story that, depending on your level of knowledge or interest, you may already be familar with and knows how things will turn out. Given that this states right from the start that the movie is based on actual case files associated with the "Zodiac" killings, I think that David Fincher does a great job of piecing it together in a somewhat-jumpy timeline. By this I mean that there are a lot of times when the viewer is informed that it is now "six weeks later", "four moths later", "five years later", etc. With a running time around 2 1/2 hours, the movie can seem to drag at times even though a lot of information is being thrown at you. I do want to make it a point to mention the great cast. It's one of those movies that you seem to recognize most everyone and they all do a convincing job in my opinion. There are some issues with character development and you're left wondering what's going on with some of the main characters' familes sometimes, but as mentioned before the movie is already 2 1/2 hours long! For anyone familar with Fincher's work (Seven, Fight Club, and Panic Room to name a few), you know that he likes his movies to be dark and "gritty" from a visual perspective and Zodiac is no different, especially given the nature of the subject. Overall, whether you're familiar with the Zodiac case or not, the goods far outweigh the bads and I do highly recommend it.