"You wouldn't happen to have any animal crackers, would you?"

Rating: 9/10 (11 February 2008)

A superbly amazingly crafted thriller from director David Fincher. ( Se7en, Fight Club) The films's run time comes in at somewhere around 157 Minutes, and yet I really didn't even notice this. The narrative flows so well, and you are constantly on the edge. For instance, that scene with the young mother. Robert Downey Jr's character going to meet an anonymous source. That just real creepy basement scene.
Basically, Zodiac is a story of obsession. One which is a searing and singularly haunting examination of twin obsessions: The obsession of the three men, whose lives are built and destroyed by a series of endless clues, and the obsession of one's man's desire to kill.
The acting is is just top notch, with Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo (though he is playing another cop) and Robert Downey Jr. (amazing. That scene with him at the firing range. " So we're gonna get along great.") each giving top performances.