Fincher's Inept Thriller

Rating: 2/10 (10 August 2013)

I thought Seven was an excellent thriller but Zodiac is boring. I streamed it last night. For the rest of you, don't bother. It amazes me that Fincher managed to take a well written script and strong performances and create a boring film that I turned off half way through it. This film lacked any intensity whatsoever. The plot is excellent and intriguing based on the real story. The actor's bring on the performances but Fincher's direction was the problem. You would have thought this was his first big budget feature. His shot selection was so distant that I didn't feel a thing. The eye-lines were off half the time. I found myself answering emails instead of watching this. Fincher knows how to create some beautiful well choreographed crane shots, and other well framed long shots but put them altogether and you get a poorly boring paced film.