A well told story with an eerie afterthought...

Rating: 9/10 (6 October 2008)

The film itself is one interesting ride retelling the unsolved Zodiac murders that occurred in San Francisco in the late '60s and early '70s. What makes this film so compelling is that its based on a true story and the story is well crafted which gives it an even more spooky atmosphere. David Fincher does a great job directing and the actors do an awesome job at developing their characters especially Jake Gyllenhal as the real life Robert Greysmith. As the film unravels you start to root for his characters as he goes to great lengths in trying to solve the Zodiac murders. While the film throws out several clues and factors as to who the culprit probably is, and some of the suspects you start to believe might really be the culprit, it stills leaves you wondering 'is the Zodiac still out there or is the Zodiac dead?' You decide...
I've seen the film 3 times and every time it leaves me more & more intrigued. I actually did some research on the subject and found that the motion picture is very faithful to the real-life account. I think the only think that would turn people off from this film is the length (158 min) but if you get into it you won't really notice, and the realism. Personally, I think the film is a little underrated but maybe it will develop a cult status in the future.