Zodiac [2007] (DVD)

Obsessed Cartoonist "Zodiac" is a moderately interesting but overly long film about a serail killers reign of fear in the San Francisco area in the late Sixties/early Seventies. It starts off with several vividly captured and realistic murder scenes before descending into the dense realms of a police procedural and highlighting an amateur investigation by an earnest, obsessed newspaper cartoonist ,played by Jake Gyllenhall."Zodiac" is based on a true story and the facts are that this perplexing case has never been solved over the years. The length of this film is I guess in keeping with the longevity of the police investigation into the case.I didn't find "Zodiac" to be a particularly gripping or absorbing film and it is hardly a thriller either, but it does just enough to keep the viewer from switching off.

Boring I waited - and waited (a long time - 2hours 30 mins)for this film to kick off - and then the credits rolled! Nice cinematography. Where was the Director when the editing was happening? Pity about the mumbled dialogue. Fascinating? - Yes. Entertaining? No. Was this a thriller or a true-crime re-enactment? It failed on both counts. Don't watch after dark - its easier to stay awake while watching during the day.

My eyes are burning... I was very keen to watch this film. I had no idea it would be so long. Congratulations on adhering to the book by Graysmith. Please can I have those few hours of my life back? After watching this, I felt like I was in a horrible, gloomy coma. It was grim. Not because it struck me successfully, I just could not take any more. It's my nature that I would've watched this film regardless of anyone's criticism beforehand, however, I am gutted I did. I feel horrible.

Fascinating look at the hunt for a serial killer The Zodiac was a real life serial killer that killed without detection for over a decade and this is the story of those that tried to find him. I didnt know what to expect from this movie, I hadnt seen any reviews or write ups, so I came into this film with a complete open mind. After the film was over it took me a while to decide what I thought about it. Now that Ive had some time to think on, I have decide that this was a quality film and a fascinating look into the hunt for a notorious serial killer over decades of police and media investigations. Its mainly a dialogue driven film but the acting is absorbing from all concerned, the script is intersting and the overall production very atmospheric and believable. You get a sense of real-life throughout the film. Dont be dissapointed by thinking this film is a thriller, a horror or any type of action packed Hollywood epic ..... given the great acting, the wonderfull script and production; this feels almost like a docu-drama. Fascinating stuff.

Zodiac - a review This film is quite a long one, and as such it is easy to lose interest after a while. But the pace picks up late on in the film to give it a full and wholesome finish. The style of the film captures the period of the sixties through to the eighties very well indeed and we are quite easily transported back to the day of the Zodiac killer. The film is based upon Robert Graysmith's book of the same name, and is of course recounting actual events. As such the film makes everything astonishingly accurate, to the day etc. As such it puts a certain strain on the pace of the film, breaking it up a little too much, and the vast jumps in time from a few hours to several years can get a bit irritating after a while. I understand that this fragmented style is representative of the way in which the case developed, but as a film I don't quite think it works. Again, on a similar point, some of the characters are only briefly introduced and are not fully rounded and plausible and simply pass Graysmith by as he explores, but it means the audience has to make a lot of connections itself, which in this era of extended stupity some may find annoying and even difficult to do. But again that contributes to the whole style of the film and is probably how Graysmith felt as he was writing the book. Overall though, it is an interesting film and worth the watch if you can spare two and a half hours.