Zodiac (2007)
The "Zodiac" was a self-named serial killer who terrorized California's Bay Area in 1969 and 1970 and then made sure he remained in the public consciousness for the following decade by sending letters to the cops and newspapers.
This is a compelling film. I was right there with them every step of the way: the shy cartoonist (Jake Gyllenhaal) who becomes overwhelmingly obsessed in figuring out the identity of the killer, the frustrated detective (Mark Ruffalo) who's hamstrung by protocol and the limitations of information-sharing in law enforcement, and the cynical reporter (Robert Downey Jr.) who eventually falls apart.
Because it's based on a true story about a case that's still unsolved, I know it's ridiculous to expect satisfactory closure -- but that doesn't mean that I don't want it. The movie points a finger, but there's no knowing for sure it's in the right direction. That's frustrating after sitting through a 160-minute movie...how it must wreck those who've spent years on it.
B+
This is a compelling film. I was right there with them every step of the way: the shy cartoonist (Jake Gyllenhaal) who becomes overwhelmingly obsessed in figuring out the identity of the killer, the frustrated detective (Mark Ruffalo) who's hamstrung by protocol and the limitations of information-sharing in law enforcement, and the cynical reporter (Robert Downey Jr.) who eventually falls apart.
Because it's based on a true story about a case that's still unsolved, I know it's ridiculous to expect satisfactory closure -- but that doesn't mean that I don't want it. The movie points a finger, but there's no knowing for sure it's in the right direction. That's frustrating after sitting through a 160-minute movie...how it must wreck those who've spent years on it.
B+
posted by MeMe | 9:02 PM
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