Not Fincher's one of the best..

Rating: 6/10 (29 October 2009)

Zodiac is a moderately interesting but overly long film about a serial killer's reign of fear in the San Francisco area in the late sixties. The length of this film is I guess in keeping with the longevity of the police investigation into the case. I didn't find it to be a particularly gripping or absorbing film and it is hardly a thriller either, but it does "just" enough to keep the viewer from switching off. It's a dramatisation of a true story and you can see where the cinematic bits have been slotted in to try and make a film out of it. However, despite its clunky moments of crass direction the story in itself is quite interesting and the film is made watchable by a very enjoyable performances from Robert Downey Jr. and Anthony Edwards.
If you're expecting an action packed thriller which keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout, then you'll be disappointed. So if you're after an adrenaline rush, look elsewhere. Otherwise it is not a bad movie although it doesn't fulfill my expectations for a David Fincher film.