An excellent film of its genre

Rating: 7/10 (13 August 2007)

It's good to have an unorthodox film for once. This is a film that will keep you guessing all the way through till the end. The performances by the cast reflected the characters with decency. I think this is because people still know those involved in the Zodiac murders, and the actors probably even got to meet those still alive. Therefore the cast had little to scope to, experiment, or make the character as full as, Hugh Laurie's Greg House, or Eugene Levy as Jim's Dad in the American Pie series. It would be totally inappropriate.
I enjoyed the film, especially the soundtrack. The cinematography was excellent, especially following the taxi along the city streets, turning with the vehicle making it seem as if I was playing a computer game, like Grand Theft Auto.
Mark Ruffalo for me did performed best of the actors, even though I feel he was trying to appear like Peter Falk's Columbo with that rain coat! I was expecting him to say," and just one more thing." "I got it here somewhere." Or drag on a stale cigar!
I must admit, (and hence why I scored it 7 out of 10,) I felt the ending dragged. This is something I don't feel will be a problem when the film comes out on DVD. But in the cinema I did get conscious that I had been sat still for a while, and the pace of the film in the last quarter slowed down.
Overall a good film.