Zodiac
2007
*****
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox, Elias Koteas, Donal Logue, John Carroll Lynch, Dermot Mulroney, Chloë Sevigny
A riveting and fascinating true crime thriller about the investigation into Zodiac, a serial killer who wreaked terror from the late 60s to the early 80s. The lives of a newspaper cartoonist and two San Francisco police detectives become consumed by the decades‑long hunt for the culprit. The film is very long but enthralling and visually stunning. Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr are particular stand-outs in a strong cast. Based on Robert Graysmith's books Zodiac (1986) and Zodiac Unmasked (2002).
