An excellent re-creation of the Zodiac killings

Rating: 8/10 (10 August 2007)

I only had scant knowledge of the Zodiac case before watching this movie so watching the movie really educated me as to the suspects and the evidence.
But a thought struck me before watching - since the Zodiac killings were, in real life, unsolved, how were they going to end this movie? There could be no arrest, no trial, no guns blazing, no dramatic confession. The movie would have to...well....just stop because they would have nothing else to say. So they would build up all the suspense and excitement and suddenly the credits would start rolling. And that's precisely what happened in the movie - talk about an anti-climax!
Plus it's movies like this that seem to make the police look stupid. The lead detective spends virtually a decade on the case, makes little headway then a goofy looking cartoonist from the local newspaper comes along and neatly and quickly puts the case together. If it was so easy for him to do it, how could the police not do it earlier?
Despite these drawbacks, this is still an excellent re-creation of the Zodiac murders and it makes you wonder if their prime suspect was really the Zodiac killer or if the real killer is still out there laughing at us all.