Zodiac (Full Frame) R
There's more than one way to lose your life to a killer
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 2 hours, 37 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: July 24, 2007
- Originally Released: 2007
- Label: Paramount
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr. & Mark Ruffalo | |
Performer: | Anthony Edwards, Gary Oldman, Ione Skye, Clea DuVall, Brian Cox, Elias Koteas, John Carroll Lynch, Dermot Mulroney, Donal Logue, Pell James, Jimmi Simpson & Charles Fleischer | |
Directed by | David Fincher | |
Edited by | Angus Wall | |
Screenwriting by | James Vanderbilt | |
Composition by | David Shire | |
Cinematography by | Harris Savides | |
Produced by | Arnold Messer & Mike Medavoy |
Entertainment Reviews:
4 stars out of 5 -- [The actors] are brilliant, with Downey turning in a performance of elegant dissolution worthy of the great O'Toole.
Uncut
David Fincher’s greatest film is two hours and 37 minutes long and better than any true-crime documentary.
The Atlantic
[M]agnificently obsessive....[A] testament to the cinematic savant's gifts....[The actors are] all at the top of their performance game...
New York Times
[ZODIAC] potently blends the dynamics of the newsroom drama with those of the police procedural.
Sight and Sound
There are no tidy, last-minute plot twists to make you feel good in Fincher's Zodiac, just focus -- to keep an audience focused -- and the most disciplined filmmaking you've seen in forever.
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NPR.org
Fincher, more subdued ... and aching for a return to smart suspense films from the likes of Sidney Lumet and Alan J. Pakula, pulls us by the collar into the frame and cranks the sense of menace taut without cheap tricks or cop-out gimmicks.
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Film.com
Zodiac is not just a masterclass in film-making and storytelling, it's proof that a horror movie does not have to be showy to be scary.
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Wicked Horror
Product Description:
David Fincher's (FIGHT CLUB, SE7EN) adaptation of the Robert Graysmith book masterfully transports viewers to the Bay Area in the 1960s and '70s by drawing on actual case files from the notoriously unsolved Zodiac killer mystery. As a murderer with seemingly random targets starts sending terrifying threats and cryptic codes to police and publishers all around San Francisco, fear and paranoia descend on the city. Through slow pacing, Fincher creates an effectively chilling atmosphere in which he spins a thick web of character-driven plotlines. Early scenes depicting the Zodiac's first-known murders vividly capture the victim's fear and agony and will leave viewers haunted. When the Zodiac's ciphers arrive at the San Francisco Chronicle, they spark the interest of Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal), a young cartoonist with a penchant for puzzles. As the former Boy Scout earnestly tries to decode the messages, eccentric reporter Paul Avery approaches the case from a career-boosting angle. Meanwhile, a string of investigators from four jurisdictions carry on a complex and unsatisfying search for the elusive killer. Inspectors Dave Toschi (Mark Ruffalo) and Bill Armstrong (Anthony Edwards) at times collide with Avery and Graysmith, whose interest in the case extends long after most have given up.
Even at two-and-a-half hours in length, this dense murder mystery should manage to keep its audience riveted throughout. Paired with stellar performances from Ruffalo, Downey, Gyllenhaal, and countless others, a clever script produces well-developed characters, and the film's art direction, music, and costumes all combine to create an authentic sense of time and place. The somber tone of the atmospheric thriller gives the film a documentary-like aesthetic at times, lending weight to the story's facts while never relying on cheap tricks. Unlike murder mysteries such as THE BLACK DAHLIA, ZODIAC invites viewers to develop theories of their own, allowing them to come to their own conclusions.
Even at two-and-a-half hours in length, this dense murder mystery should manage to keep its audience riveted throughout. Paired with stellar performances from Ruffalo, Downey, Gyllenhaal, and countless others, a clever script produces well-developed characters, and the film's art direction, music, and costumes all combine to create an authentic sense of time and place. The somber tone of the atmospheric thriller gives the film a documentary-like aesthetic at times, lending weight to the story's facts while never relying on cheap tricks. Unlike murder mysteries such as THE BLACK DAHLIA, ZODIAC invites viewers to develop theories of their own, allowing them to come to their own conclusions.
Keywords:
Detectives
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True Story
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Murder
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Cops
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Theatrical Release
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Crime
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Serial Killers
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California
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Murder Mysteries
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1960s
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1970s
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Murder Investigations
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Based On A Novel
Product Info
- UPC: 097361244341
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