Zodiac: Stylish crime drama carried by three male leads

Rating: 8/10 (6 January 2014)

Zodiac (2007).
Dir. David Fincher.
David Fincher has long been one of my favorite directors and he's proved he can nail crime dramas with films like Se7en and Panic Room. Zodiac is on par with those films. The writing and interactions between the three leads is the strength for me. Fincher also does a great job telling a story that lasts the course of more than 30 years in a compelling way. He also manages to create suspense despite the fact that many watching already know how it ends. I also love how it captures the feel of San Francisco in the 60s and 70s through its music and costumes, plus it involves newspapers. At 2 hours and 37 minutes, it's probably longer than it needs to be, but overall this film had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. 8/10