Zodiac (I) (2007): A San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac killer. (7.8)
Director: David Fincher
Writers: James Vanderbilt (screenplay), Robert Graysmith (book)
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo
We (okay, most people who see this movie) know that the ending is inconclusive. Yet, the movie is a roller-coaster of a journey that is nice to see. It makes you understand the 60s/70s detective work and also gives you a peek at the newspaper business. The acting, the camera work, etc are wonderful. I was in Los Angeles when Richard Ramirez was running amok and then again in Washington DC when the sniper was picking people off at random, so I have an idea of how quickly a serial killer can paralyze an entire community. It is a testament to the power of the story-telling that without much to go on in the Zodiac case, this movie is still captivating. Nicely done. My Rating: 7.5
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