2007 Directed by David Fincher
The true story of the investigation of 'The Zodiac Killer', a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues.
Jake Gyllenhaal Robert Downey Jr. Mark Ruffalo Anthony Edwards Brian Cox Elias Koteas Chloë Sevigny John Carroll Lynch Ed Setrakian John Getz John Terry Candy Clark Dermot Mulroney Brett Rickaby Clea DuVall Donal Logue June Diane Raphael Jimmi Simpson Charles Fleischer Philip Baker Hall Adam Goldberg Zach Grenier John Lacy Bob Stephenson Richmond Arquette Michel Francoeur
One of the finest mystery-thrillers you're ever going to come across, David Fincher's Zodiac is a masterwork of meticulous research, painstaking craftsmanship & precision detailing which approaches the police-procedural sub-genre in an incredibly authentic manner, plus the level of accuracy it manages to maintain with the real-life investigative process turns it into an instant classic right away.
The story of Zodiac focuses on the manhunt for the notorious serial killer whose killing spree occurred around the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s to early 1970s & who used the alias "Zodiac" in his letters to newspapers, which also included ciphers. The film covers the life of investigators & reporters who become obsessed with the case in their search for the murderer.…
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Paranoia thrives in the dewy mist of San Francisco while Evil wanders loose, and although Zodiac crafts traditional scares and deliberate suspense around its massive runtime, Fincher's masterpiece sends chills down the spine because it's true. David Fincher shoves the viewer into a maze with several beginnings and no ends, and the mystery arrives like a mailbox after a month of vacation.
Fincher has always had a knack for artificiality within intensely human stories, but in Zodiac, every character feels like a personal construct that lives outside the frame. Every actor takes their particular material and crafts something even more glorious out of already wondrous writing. As a result, the world of Zodiac has an immaculate contrast between sympathetic…
you know I defend David Fincher every time someone complains about how fucking long this movie is and how does he repay me? world war z 2? really can't trust anyone these days can you!
"Hair was digitally added to the close-ups of Jake Gyllenhaal's knuckles as he draws or holds letters. David Fincher felt that Gyllenhaal's hands were too hairless and pretty."
Happy 10th anniversary to this movie and Jake Gyllenhaal's pretty hands
A fantastic police procedural! The passion, obsession and frustration felt by those whom were dedicated to solving this case was captured so eloquently on-screen that I literally felt as if I had walked in their shoes! A compelling and gut wrenching experience I won't soon forget!
I honestly feel those whose lives, marriages or careers were destroyed were ultimately unrecognized victims of Zodiac!
My one and only complaint is there is no Pay Off! Everything built up to an expected crescendo we never got to experience so yes the ending felt extremely anti climatic but we knew that going in now didn't we! So kudos to Fincher for keeping it real!
A huge all star cast featuring Mark Ruffalo, Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox, Dermot Mulroney, John Carroll Lynch!
Director David Fincher proves once again he is a force to be reckoned with!
Currently Streaming on Netflix!
david fincher, jake gyllenhaal, robert downey jr. and mark ruffalo are all my dads. happy father's day to my four (4) parents
la volví a ver nomás para comparar al fincher de aquí con el de mindhunter (en efecto: zodiac resuena, aunque diluida, en mindhunter) y sí: la mejor película de fincher, probablemente.
I really enjoyed Zodiac. Despite it's semi-long runtime, it was intriguing as HELL.
Mark Ruffalo: *erghhh Zodiac ok lol*
Jake Gyllenhaal: *oh fuck it I’m just gonna solve everything and put everything in my life at risk for the sake of my career just like every other movie*
According to my research, the Zodiac Killer was either Norm Gunderson from Fargo, or Kevin Malone from The Office.
So I don't have anxiety, but watching this I feel gave me some understanding as to what people with anxiety feel like. I was practically shaking after an hour into this movie. I got this uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach. I feel like I don't know anything and nothing is actually real. Is this actually paranoia? I don't know. David Fincher is a god, Jake Gyllenhaal is my baby, and this is a great film.
Definitely better returning to this now I'm older.
Zodiac is one of my first 'mature' most anticipated films of the year. Back in 2006, I was playing too much catchup. In early 2007, I was 14 and Se7en and Fight Club were both in my top 5 of all-time. News that David Fincher had a new thriller coming out about a serial killer... I was ready to make a new spot in my top 10.
While there's a lot to like in Zodiac, plenty of thrilling scenes, great craft, it just left me cold. It went down as one of my great disappointments (and I've only adored one Fincher since Fight Club, that being The Social Network), sitting at a…
Extremely well done. Sets a great tone. Feels like we are actually in the bay area in the 60s and 70s. This is undoubtedly one of the most compelling true crime stories, and Fincher's movie does it justice. Really love Gyllenhaal's performance, as well as Mark Ruffalo, who is one of my favorite actors.
Being older than when this gave me sleepless nights several years ago, and having seen it a few times since then, this didn't scare me as it used to. But it's nonetheless damn effective, and what I've realised watching it now is that it's not about the case itself. It's about how it affected those around it, and the emotional wallop it pulls off with its three leads is just stunning.
Still Fincher's best film (just).
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