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The Zodiac (2005)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:8
Rotten:22
Average Rating:4.1/10
Theatrical Release:Mar 17, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: This psychological thriller claims to be based on the real-life terror inflicted on a small town by a crazed serial killer targeting teen sweethearts. As detective Matt Parish tries to track down... This psychological thriller claims to be based on the real-life terror inflicted on a small town by a crazed serial killer targeting teen sweethearts. As detective Matt Parish tries to track down the madman responsible for killing many of his local community's young people, the killer (who calls himself Zodiac) leaves clues that suggest his next victim may be one of Parish's own loved ones. [More]
Starring: Robin Tunney, Justin Chambers, Rory Culkin, William R. Mapother
Starring: Robin Tunney, Justin Chambers, Rory Culkin, William R. Mapother, Brad Henke, Rex Linn, Philip Baker Hall, Marty Lindsey
Director: Alexander Bulkley
Director: Alexander Bulkley
Studio: ThinkFilm
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Reviews for The Zodiac
I hate to waste my time seeing what I know is an incomplete work. Good filmmaking and story telling, though.
Whether you're a true-crime buff or just an average cinephile who enjoys a well-crafted film, you'll find something to like about Zodiac.
The Zodiac case receded into limbo, and Bulkley's film ends on an inconclusive and profoundly unsatisfying note.
It's two, maybe three different takes on the same subject duking it out for airtime, and the resulting struggle only leads to boredom.
Though The Zodiac is filled with a strong premise and taut atmosphere, Bulkley hardly ever gives us a reason to care for Johnny or Laura.
A B-movie with just enough heft and factual accuracy to lull us into taking it seriously.
The Zodiac has been made with the dunderheaded flatness of bad '70s TV.
Bulkley juxtaposes the benign ordinariness of Vallejo with the savagery of the crime, the wholesome landscape standing in sharp contrast to what happens when no one is looking.
It has the look of a straight-to-video movie, or at best a Project Greenlight production.
The would-be psychological thriller devolves into a plodding domestic drama.
It's a barely serviceable police procedural that has a harder time locating persuasive drama than its detectives do tracking down their man.
Have the screenwriters ever studied the concept of arc, how characters evolve from opening to closing credits?
A less-than stable script and some questionable performances keep it firmly in the realm of direct-to-DVD fodder.
Bulkley shows flashes of virtuosity... but for now, we'll just have to look at this film as a stepping stone in what could be a promising career.
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