Zodiac

Some people may be surprised by my belief that this is a horror movie. But I can't help it. I was scared in this movie.



While this movie did not make a lot of money, the critics reviews were generally pretty positive. The greatest issue that critics had with the film was its length. The movie is 156 minutes long. But I didn't mind it. I sat down after the movie and tried to choose what I would cut. I couldn't come up with anything. The film is telling a story that stretched over many years, and with the film length you got the feeling of a long time. It didn't feel like a law and order episode that neatly wraps up in 42 minutes. It felt like a real investigation.



And now we turn to Roger Ebert who gave the movie 4 stars. He says, "'Zodiac" is the "All the President's Men" of serial killer movies, with Woodward and Bernstein played by a cop and a cartoonist. It's not merely "based" on California's infamous Zodiac killings, but seems to exude the very stench and provocation of the case."



And another good Ebert quote:
"The film is a police procedural crossed with a newspaper movie, but free of most of the cliches of either. Its most impressive accomplishment is to gather a bewildering labyrinth of facts and suspicions over a period of years, and make the journey through this maze frightening and suspenseful."



I know looking at these pictures, you might believe that Robert Downey Jr. is the main character. That, however, is not true. Jake Gyllenhaal is the main character. Mark Ruffalo is the other supporting character. Both do wonderful jobs. But, let's face it, Robert Downey Jr. is a lot more interesting to look at. (And I mean interesting in the best possible way). I would just like to point out that I have been a fan of Downey a lot longer than most people have. Everyone fell in love with him in "Iron Man", but "Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang" was all it took for me.



I'm sorry, I just can't help myself.

The movie is scary. Go watch it.



And it's okay to be scared in that one scene.