Totally worth the three hours

Rating: 8/10 (4 March 2007)

The movie time was for 6:15. We got out of the car @6:14 and head back to the car @ 9:09. Close to three hours with previews and all. I can't say enough about this movie. It really intrigued me. I was looking all over the internet and the library to find out more about this story. I remember when they caught the copycat killer in New York. About the movie... all the actors were great and they played the characters unbelievably well. I felt really connected to Robert Graysmith (flawlessly played by Jake G.) and his obsession with the case. I'm not a fan of Mark Ruffalo but he was totally believable as a cop in the 70's who was completely frustrated and annoyed by the PD's system in getting everyone involved. It made me want to think... why the heck doesn't the police centralize communication to resolve cases more efficiently. I think the director made it seem like the system was to blame for blurring this case. He did a pretty good job by making all the reporters and policemen jump from town to town to get questions answered that led them nowhere. The movie was completely interesting and it linked good ol' facts about the case. There were some twists that made you feel like you were the reporter/cop trying to figure out the case. It made you question "who really is the Zodiac killer." Robert Downey was funny and a pleasure to see back on the screen. He plays the drunken and drugged journalist sooo well. John Carrol Lynch played the questionably eerie- wannabe-normal serial killer "down to the T." The interrogation seen was the best seen. Go see it. The stories is great, almost like reading a book, extremely detailed and realistic. I was looking forward to reading Robert Graysmith's book about the Zodiac serial killer. Unfortanely, I had to put a hold on the book in the library b/c it was overdue. Bummer! I gave this an eight because I hate it when they write about future events with no visual. what's another 15-30 minutes after 3 hours? FYI... If you like serial killer drama's check out Dexter on showtime... way cool!!!!