Quick Movie Reviews
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4/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 07/10/2019
An excellent stylized noir, "Zodiac" is the closest David Fincher or ANY director has come to out doing his own detective masterpiece "Seven."
Rating of
3.5/4
Matthew Brady - wrote on 07/25/2014
Inspector David Toschi: "Before I kill you, I'm going to throw your baby out the window". The story is about a serial killer in San Fransisco torments the media and the police while a cartoonist and an obsessed police officer try to catch him spanning 3 decades. The directing and the acting in this film was freaking outstanding. David Fincher knows know to show gritty and shocking scenes. The movie does slow down at times for me, but this is a well made thriller.
Rating of
3/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 08/13/2012
In typical Fincher style, Zodiac is an immersive trip through the dark corridors of a police investigation surrounding one of the most infamous unsolved murder sprees in history. The film does a great job at playing at the possible scenarios and doesn't deliver any sort of ultimatum as to who Fincher thinks is the killer, inviting the viewer to dive into history more to understand the case. Gyllenhaal, Ruffalo, and Downey Jr. are all fantastic, but John Caroll Lynch was the real standout for me as the hulking mountain of a man who maybe (probably) was the Zodiac Killer.
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2/4
Alaine - wrote on 12/12/2011
Based on a true thing. It's a mystery without an ending, like Jack the Ripper.
Rating of
3.5/4
Patrik - wrote on 08/29/2010
The film is very dark and it's very Fincher, he sure know how to make great films and I really liked this one!
Rating of
4/4
MovieJunkii - wrote on 06/20/2010
The Zodiac has a great storyline, it is based on true events and it is an extremely exciting crime thriller. Jake Gyllenhaal`s performance is brilliant and so is Robert Downey`s, don`t let the length of the movie scare you because it is all worth watching.
Rating of
3.5/4
PsychoKing1227 - wrote on 04/12/2010
A truly scary film of the real-life crimes of the elusive Zodiac killer. Robert Downey Jr, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Mark Ruffalo work very well together in creating some of the best screen chemistry I've seen. A great cast and great directing by "Fight Club"'s David Fincher, "Zodiac" is a deeply thrilling film of the terror our world still holds. A must-see.
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3.5/4
jameswharper - wrote on 01/24/2010
I was pleased to see this make many critics' best of decade lists; a taut, intelligent film brilliantly performed and directed. As an examination of man's obsession with unsolved murder and the connected puzzles it cannot be matched.
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3.5/4
The Movie Man - wrote on 05/13/2009
Zodiac is a well told true story that is just tremendous on every level. The film is well crafted with wonderful direction by David Fincher and a great screenplay by James Vanderbilt, based on Robert Graysmiths (Gyllenhaals Character) bestseller, and a cast that does a slendid job. Jake Gyllenhaal is a wonderful actor and his performance here shows just why, he is outstanding. Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, John Carroll Lynch and Charles Fleischer are all outstanding just the same. This film grabs your attention and doesn't let go, even at running over two and a half hours. The Murder scenes are chilling. The period detail is wonderful and the score is soaring. A truely great film. Quite possibly Finchers best film.
Rating of
2.5/4
kustaa - wrote on 04/24/2009
Actually, I've to disagree with inkwellvenom. Is not spectacular at all. David F... I'm used to see good visuals (his own style) and more suspense. This was the best to explore that phase, more than ever. And.. he kind of relax in this flick, and pushes automatic pilot to create a movie that is descent, but nothing less should be expected from him.
