One of Fincher's Best!

Rating: 10/10 (18 May 2015)

Zodiac (2007): Dir: David Fincher / Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Edwards, Richmond Arquette: Based on the unsolved true account of the Zodiac killer who struck in San Francisco killing random victims. The case opened in 1966 and by the film's conclusion it remains open even by 1991. Jake Gyllenhaal plays a cartoonist who becomes obsessed with solving the crime. He is at first slighted because of his being a political cartoonist but he soon proves himself. In the end he comes face to face with the main suspect in a hardware store although claims are made that indicate non guilty. Mark Ruffalo plays the chief investigator struggling to dead end suspects. He will be demoted but will eventually assist Gyllenhaal when sought out. Robert Downey Jr. plays a paranoid reporter whom receives a piece of blood stained clothing of a victim. Anthony Edwards plays another investigator assisting Ruffalo with the case. He will become frustrated and decline the case altogether. Richmond Arquette plays the mysterious Zodiac whose presence haunts the media. Directed by David Fincher who has created some of the most bizarre films such as The Game, Seven and Fight Club. Here creates one of the year's most compelling films but for him it translates his usual taste for thriller plot lines into the realms of a real case. Score: 10 / 10