Excellent movie!

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2007)

This film is extraordinary. If you like the cinematography of 'Seven', you will like this as well. I find David Fincher's directing skills remarkable and 'Zodiac' is a movie full of excellent acting, great editing, great music score, and a great cast. Jake Gyllenhaal does an amazing job in his role and so does Robert Downey Jr. But the performance that really caught my eye was Mark Ruffalo. His role as the lead detective was a perfect role for him because he really brought intelligence and emotion into his character. I'll be honest, the movie is pretty long, not action packed, and not very gory. However, that shouldn't matter because I think the acting, directing, and editing gave this movie depth. The story is based on the actual events and documents of the Zodiac case so its not gonna be completely fiction nor will it be like those lousy Hollywood horror, slasher films. This is one of those thought-provoking films that will keep you on the edge of your seat. But like I said, I warn those who expect an actioned packed film. The movie is not dragging and its not hard to understand the dialogue but the pacing is very moderate so there isn't a part where all the interesting scenes are in one segment of the film. I recommend this movie for those who like enigmatic films and are intrigued by the Zodiac story.