quick review zodiac

Quick Review - Zodiac

Zodiac

Director:

David Fincher (Fight Club)

Story:

Based on the Robert Graysmith books about the real life notorious

Zodiac, a serial killer who terrorised San Francisco with a string of

seemingly random murders during the 1960s and 1970s.

What I Liked About it:

* As expected, the direction by Fincher is amazing.

* There are scenes that were so tense, they had me grabbing onto the

arm rest. (The basement scene and the lake picnic scene

particularly nail biting).

* Apart from the odd digital give-away, it has a great 70s feel. The

music, costumes, locations etc. all help to make it as realistic

as possible.

* The sound of a phone ringing has never sounded so terrifying.

Although it is almost 3 hours long, its flies by. For a film that

is mostly dialogue scenes, this was really surprising.

* Even though this is Finchers second serial killer pic, its

approached from a completely different angle, so he doesn't just

deliver a copy of Se7en.

* All the acting is top notch, Jake Gyllenhaal's boy scout who

slowly sinks into obsession, Robert Downy Jnr's boozy but

brilliant journalist and Mark Ruffalo's burnt out detective are

all brilliant to watch.

* It also contains some welcome comical moments.(I found the

interview scene with a potential suspect particularly funny, in

which the suspect keeps incriminating himself)

What I Didn't Like About It:

* With so much going on, it can sometimes get hard to follow what is

happening.

* The final scene, in which a surviving victim points out who he

thinks is Zodiac was probably not needed, as the scene before that

shows you all you need to know.

The Verdict:

The first brilliant film of 2007. A tense and thoughtful serial

killer/journalist movie that is worlds apart from Finchers last serial

killer film Se7en. One of those rare films where you actually forget

you in a cinema watching a film. Brilliant!!