Huh? This would make a great 30 minute short.

Rating: Null/10 (9 January 2004)

I can't believe this movie has nine stars. Is the ratings-system rigged?
This is far from a terrible movie. Kevin Spacey is excellent, as always, but he's not in much of the movie. The rest of the acting is passable at best. This isn't anyone's fault except the screenwriter, as the dialog is about as boring as it is possible to imagine. REALLY bad.
The only thing that makes this movie work is the grizzlyness of the murders. -Well, and the very ending is excellent.
That's not a whole lot to build 2 hours on. Everything in-between drags on at a glacial pace. Odd, too, as I think that two of Fincher's other films (Fight Club and The Game) are amazing. classic, even.

Mind you, I am a big fan of this TYPE of movie, but this one just falls flat and bores me to death. Good movies of this genre tend to draw the viewer into the puzzle, and force you to try to figure things out for yourself. In this movie, all you can do is wait for the answer to be revealed.

Maybe you'll love it, obviously a lot of people did (or else the IMDB got paid to rig the stars-rating) -but I can't really recommend this movie on any level.
I'll give it 3 stars. Without the great ending I'd give it ONE star.