Excellent Movie

Rating: 10/10 (4 March 2007)

I love Fincher's work (Se7en and Fight Club are all I've seen yet), and this one is excellent also. I do not think that it is as good as the two aforementioned titles, but those are amongst my favorite movies, so not topping those is not in anyway a bad thing.
I would like to start by saying that the performances were all great. Gyllenhaal, Ruffalo, and Downey Jr. were all superb, as were the rest of the cast. This movie did a great job of recreating the era of the 1970s, making it a nice period piece. Perhaps not as good as a movie like L.A. Confidential, but it is still very good.
Some people have said "The ending wasn't good enough" blah blah blah. Well, it was a real story, so do you want Fincher to change the story around and add in a nice twist? What I liked a lot, was that he was able to create suspense in certain moments (basement scene, Zodiac's killing scenes, Leigh's questioning), while still staying true to what was given to him.
All in all, this was an excellent film. However, if you have a short attention span,, or need a twist in a movie to make it enjoyable, please skip this. We don't need any more trolls complaining on these boards.