Zodiac
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: March 2, 2007
8.4
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Universal acclaim based on 850 Ratings
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5
RobertRSep 13, 2007
It feels more like a Private Eye-tutorial doc than an artsy movie. And that's a compliment, since its comprehensive detail is overly impressive--to the point of a BBC/PBS doc or an Atlantic/Harper's article. Yet its dexterity to It feels more like a Private Eye-tutorial doc than an artsy movie. And that's a compliment, since its comprehensive detail is overly impressive--to the point of a BBC/PBS doc or an Atlantic/Harper's article. Yet its dexterity to tell a compelling and purposeful story is absent--the characters are self-indulged in Zodiac-obsession, the characters only do Zodiac-related talk, things exemplified are too-plot concerned.… Expand
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4
EliasK.Mar 13, 2007
They should have paid me to sit through that bullsh.t.
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4
GS.Mar 9, 2007
BORING! Gotta say, I'm a huge Fincher fan, but he missed the boat on this one. Not enough plot, no real suspense, and I didn't care for any of the characters after the first 30 minutes. The acting was great, but this movie seemed BORING! Gotta say, I'm a huge Fincher fan, but he missed the boat on this one. Not enough plot, no real suspense, and I didn't care for any of the characters after the first 30 minutes. The acting was great, but this movie seemed to take itself too seriously. Fincher did a great job of condensing all that info into a movie that people could follow, but it would have been better served as a documentary on the case rather than a feature movie. Seems like there was no real need to make this movie.… Expand
1 of 4 users found this helpful
4
RyanB.Mar 4, 2007
This is a great movie but a 3 hour movie and the middle part of it gets boring as hell and it is predictable based on a true story and the zodiac killer was never caught and the movie was featured on americas most wanted if you watch that This is a great movie but a 3 hour movie and the middle part of it gets boring as hell and it is predictable based on a true story and the zodiac killer was never caught and the movie was featured on americas most wanted if you watch that episode it will tell you everything that happened in the movie.… Expand
0 of 1 users found this helpful
5
JonS.Mar 8, 2007
This was a sub-par movie should have been like hour and a half but stretched it out for like 3 hours. It did have some funny dialogue but overall it was an average movie.
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6
bram29Oct 11, 2011
the movie started out good and played great, but it had a real is-that-it ending, and that spoiled the experience a bit for me.
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6
JohnR.Mar 19, 2007
On one side, it was a good movie overall and enjoyable. It was well acted and very well made. However, it was ultimately unsatisfying. There really wasn't much suspense at all and the Jake Gyllenhall character's efforts promised On one side, it was a good movie overall and enjoyable. It was well acted and very well made. However, it was ultimately unsatisfying. There really wasn't much suspense at all and the Jake Gyllenhall character's efforts promised much but delivered very little. Ultimately, the screenplay is to blame. What a pity.… Expand
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6
AllistairP.Mar 2, 2007
I think David Fincher started reading the reviews of his movies, as he decisvely strives away from INTENSE camera action and DRAMATIC storytelling. For the first hour this feels as good as any movie by the man, as it weaves in and out of the I think David Fincher started reading the reviews of his movies, as he decisvely strives away from INTENSE camera action and DRAMATIC storytelling. For the first hour this feels as good as any movie by the man, as it weaves in and out of the story and characters. Some great actors (Robert Downey is the shit!) and directing, but it all just half asses itself to the end. Perhaps the Zodiac is best left for books or a "BS" Hollywood script adaptation, as I'm sure no audience will feel that fufilled with any parts of this story. You can do worse for a movie to watch on a friday night, but David Fincher can do much better for a follow up to so many classic films. (WARNING: I liked Panic Room).… Expand
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6
MattP.Mar 6, 2007
Way, wayyyyyyy too long. Too much exposition at the end and not enough Fincher-esque suspense. If this movie was cut down by about 45 minutes, then it would get a 10, but as is, a 6.
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6
DWillyMar 11, 2007
Very strong movie making skills on display, but, ultimately, you feel had. The acting is solid throughout, although Downey causes some Courtney Love style just-playing-your-debauched-self winces; but Mark Ruffalo, taking another step toward Very strong movie making skills on display, but, ultimately, you feel had. The acting is solid throughout, although Downey causes some Courtney Love style just-playing-your-debauched-self winces; but Mark Ruffalo, taking another step toward big time actor, pretty much leaves everybody else in the dust. Apart from one great scene, with the guy who's the best guess for the real Zodiac, not much of this stylish collection of facts and red-herring effects sticks.… Expand
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6
SusanH.Mar 4, 2007
In many ways, as others have commented this is a really good movie, but ultimately many sections are flat and tedious. Perhaps Fincher was trying to give the audience a true sense of what crime investigation is really like and how the many In many ways, as others have commented this is a really good movie, but ultimately many sections are flat and tedious. Perhaps Fincher was trying to give the audience a true sense of what crime investigation is really like and how the many false leads and dead ends lead to an obsessive need to find the answer.… Expand
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6
BilB.Mar 12, 2007
Every nook and cranny, ever corner and turn was covered and re-covered leaving nothing to the imagination. A really good film showing the SF at the time, even down to the commercials playing on the radio which brought back many memories, but Every nook and cranny, ever corner and turn was covered and re-covered leaving nothing to the imagination. A really good film showing the SF at the time, even down to the commercials playing on the radio which brought back many memories, but nevertheless, I found myself dozing off and getting bored with the predicatble performance of Robert Downey. Overall, a 6 in my book.… Expand
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6
Epik_NinnjaMay 23, 2015
Zodiac is based on actual events. It's a movie about a handful of detectives trying to track down a serial killer who goes by The Zodiac Killer. Suspense is provided at times and the movie is acted well. My problem with it? It's boring. I'mZodiac is based on actual events. It's a movie about a handful of detectives trying to track down a serial killer who goes by The Zodiac Killer. Suspense is provided at times and the movie is acted well. My problem with it? It's boring. I'm sorry but it just is and the fact that it's over two and a half hours doesn't help. It's not eventful eenough so it feels stretched out, like it moves at a snail's pace. It's a good movie in most regards, though, which is why I give it a 6/10, but it's just pretty boring.… Expand
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5
BroyaxJan 27, 2017
"Faites entrer l'accusé" pendant 2h37... un excellent épisode au demeurant, un épisode à la manière de David Fincher, c'est-à-dire une mise en scène rigoureuse et fluide, une direction d'acteurs impeccable (jamais vu un acteur "mauvais" quand"Faites entrer l'accusé" pendant 2h37... un excellent épisode au demeurant, un épisode à la manière de David Fincher, c'est-à-dire une mise en scène rigoureuse et fluide, une direction d'acteurs impeccable (jamais vu un acteur "mauvais" quand Fincher est à la barre), bref du bon filmage.

Un peu longuet tout de même : en effet l'émission télé ne dépasse pas une heure et demi en général... alors deux plombes entières et quasiment trois quarts d'heure... (je l'écris en toutes lettres comme une somme avec plein de centimes sur un putain de chèque pour vous donner une idée). Non pas que ce soit chiant, je ne voudrais pas qu'on se méprenne, mais c'est un peu lourd à digérer.

Une affaire non résolue et tortueuse donc (le film semble très documenté sur le sujet) comme il en existe beaucoup et plus que l'on ne croit... mais je me demande si une telle affaire -aussi macabre et merdique- méritait un film triple A. A mon avis, certainement pas, car c'est faire l'apologie d'un psychopathe. Je sais que les psychopathes et autres tueurs en série sont des "stars" aux Etats-Unis mais ma mentalité d'Européen ne l'entend pas de cette oreille.

Aussi conclurai-je par une déclaration : il s'agit d'un film remarquable sur un sujet odieux et abject, et un film d'une complaisance malsaine dont l'utilité laisse fortement dubitatif. A bon entendeur...… Expand
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5
flibikazoahSep 25, 2020
Good cast, interesting story. Unfortunately, the film goes twist, revelation, threat, twist, revelation, threat, over and over until you wish it would just end. You check your watch and there's an hour left. You can no longer remember a timeGood cast, interesting story. Unfortunately, the film goes twist, revelation, threat, twist, revelation, threat, over and over until you wish it would just end. You check your watch and there's an hour left. You can no longer remember a time when you were not watching Zodiac.… Expand
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4
batuhanchuSep 1, 2022
Fincher's worst movie I've ever seen. It's unnecessarily long and the story gets chaotic. The actors, the locations, the plot certainly don't connect you to the film. No matter how hard I tried to finish it, I left the film halfway before IFincher's worst movie I've ever seen. It's unnecessarily long and the story gets chaotic. The actors, the locations, the plot certainly don't connect you to the film. No matter how hard I tried to finish it, I left the film halfway before I could do it.… Expand
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