Zodiac
I saw the movie Zodiac over the weekend and I have to say it was excellent. If you don't mind a movie taking its time and developing multiple story lines and characters, this is the movie for you. I would compare this movie to another crime thriller, The Boston Strangler. Both movies deal with many characters and take place over a fairly long span of time (although Zodiac takes this to the extreme taking place over a couple of decades). Having too many characters can weigh a movie down, and Zodiac is a bit messy in that regard. I liked how the director, David Fincher, dealt with this abundance of characters by focusing different parts of the movie on different characters. There is some overlap of the many story lines, but for the most part this technique keeps the movie plot from being too overwhelming. In fact that is one of the best aspects of the film; the film's plot is messy just like the Zodiac case, taking place over hundreds of miles in different communities, dealing with dozens of people.
If you enjoy a good thriller without too much action and don't mind not having a clear cut ending (no one has ever been convicted of the murders after all), make sure to check out Zodiac. It really is the Jack the Ripper story of the US. 4.5/5
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