Long 5 years... and worth it!

Rating: 9/10 (4 March 2007)

I was anticipating this movie for over a year now. I found out Fincher was going digital and using Apple's Final Cut Pro, and that even intrigued me even more (being that I make shorts in digital). I've been a fan since I saw Seven and Fight Club. Let's say, just ignore the haters out there that this movie is dull and slow. I have to say on acting, cinematography, and the music/score, this movie kept me hooked. Fincher did a great job directing his actors/actresses to real and haunting and relateable. Jake was fantastic expressing Graysmith's mania with an eerie feel. Ruffalo and Downey were superb in their roles. The digital film looked amazing (much better than Lucas's attempt with Star Wars). His signature yellowish tint was there ;) And I thought the music made the movie flow and feel like 2 hours instead of its actual runtime of about 2 hours 40 minutes. I recommend this to all who enjoy movies and don't care about a nice clean cut ending (Fight Club wasn't!). This movie is more about the hunters of the Zodiac than the zodiac killer himself.