Intriguing and interesting but not for everyone

Rating: 7/10 (15 July 2007)

Just now I almost made the same mistakes as a lot of reviewers did on this site! To compare this movie to David Fincger's previous work! I am not going to! A director doesn't have to be limited on working on the same genre over and over again! To be absolutely clear "Zodiac" isn't a thriller! It is much like an American take on a English crime drama! And if you just look a bit further than you will see that it is about obsession! It is not about finding out who the Zodiac killer is but it is about the people who are involved that try to do so! That doesn't mean that this movie is not thrilling! It is to a certain degree! You get sucked in by the main characters. We want them to be successful! But in the end it just points out what can happen to (for the most part) ordinary people who get obsessed for some reason! Overall "Zodiac" is quite intriguing and interesting! But it won't be for everyone! When a movie is about serial killers most of the viewers want to see brutal killings and a solution to the crimes presented! There is none of that in this movie! It is more or less a realistic approach based on real facts! Give it a try!