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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... [More]
Starring: Robin Tunney, Justin Chambers, Rory Culkin, William R. Mapother
Director: Alexander Bulkley
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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.
03/08/07
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.
03/02/07
The Zodiac case receded into limbo, and Bulkley's film ends on an inconclusive and profoundly unsatisfying note.
02/12/07
It's two, maybe three different takes on the same subject duking it out for airtime, and the resulting struggle only leads to boredom.
09/05/06
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.
08/01/06
A B-movie with just enough heft and factual accuracy to lull us into taking it seriously.
03/28/06
Great case; mediocre movie.
03/27/06
The Zodiac has been made with the dunderheaded flatness of bad '70s TV.
03/22/06
Top CriticA wan, pedestrian treatment of a notorious unsolved crime
03/21/06
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.
03/18/06
It has the look of a straight-to-video movie, or at best a Project Greenlight production.
03/17/06
Top CriticThe would-be psychological thriller devolves into a plodding domestic drama.
03/17/06
Top CriticIt's a barely serviceable police procedural that has a harder time locating persuasive drama than its detectives do tracking down their man.
03/17/06
The B-team version of the story.
03/17/06
Top CriticHave the screenwriters ever studied the concept of arc, how characters evolve from opening to closing credits?
03/17/06
Top CriticImpressive and unnerving, if uneven.
03/17/06
This movie was born under the sign of the mediocre.
03/17/06
A less-than stable script and some questionable performances keep it firmly in the realm of direct-to-DVD fodder.
03/17/06
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.
03/17/06
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