Good not great.

Rating: 8/10 (2 March 2007)

Not to say that there is anything wrong with it, there isn't. It's just not that exciting or gripping. For some reason I hadn't been aware of the Zodiac killer when I heard that this movie was being made, so I did a quick search to look up the main details. I guess that was the problem because once you know what happened the movie doesn't really add anything to make it suspenseful. And I guess I'm not really a fan of Fincher either. I don't like the way he uses that color enhancing effect in his movies. Must everything be greenish or brownish? I know that sounds like a lazy comment but it just gets aggravating after a while.
The actors all do a fine job. The story is true so what can I say about that? The choice of two of my favorite songs from the era, "Hurdy Gurdy Man" and "Bernadette" made me a little happy, but the way the former was used was weird which I supposed was meant to be ironic. It really reads like I'm complaining but I guess I was just expecting something spectacular after reading all the reviews and it's just a good movie. As far as movies about serial killers go, I may be a bad judge because my favorite is Summer of Sam which is hardly about David Berkowitz. But then again neither is this, it's more about the investigation. So I guess in a way the movie it most closely resembles that I've seen is All the President's Men. Just darker and brownish-greenish.