More than any American movie of the past decade, Zodiac accepts and embraces irresolvability, which may be why it's so hypnotically rewatchable.

| Oct 4, 2021

Downey Jr is perfect as the alcoholic wastrel of a crime reporter Paul Averi, as is Mark Raffalo as the dependable cop David.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 25, 2019

[W]here Se7en, with its stygian gloom and theatrical executions, inflated the serial killer genre to gothic proportions, Zodiac lets the air back out. It is methodical rather than macabre, clinical rather than cruel.

| Sep 18, 2008

Fincher, more subdued ... and aching for a return to smart suspense films from the likes of Sidney Lumet and Alan J. Pakula, pulls us by the collar into the frame and cranks the sense of menace taut without cheap tricks or cop-out gimmicks.

| Jan 8, 2008

David Fincher's sixth feature potently blends the dynamics of the newsroom drama with those of the police procedural.

Full Review | Oct 18, 2007

Gyllenhaal always manages to present a person of some sensitivity without leaning on actorish resources.

Full Review | Oct 18, 2007

Zodiac is that marvel and rarity, an adult Hollywood murder thriller.

| Oct 15, 2007

I think this is a great film.

Full Review | Oct 15, 2007

A film of flailing loose ends, an epic of frustration. The suspense lies not in when the murderer is going to be caught, but whether, and how.

| Aug 8, 2007

Fincher's most mature work to date will earn respect over time.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 2, 2007

It is impossible not to enjoy Zodiac: if enjoy is the word for a picture so often scary and stomach-turning.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 19, 2007

... this gripping character study becomes more agonisingly suspenseful as it gets closer to an answer that can't be confirmed.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 18, 2007

I don't expect to see a better crime movie this year.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | May 18, 2007

Several bravura suspense sequences - can't help but recall slasher convention.

| Original Score: 4/6 | May 17, 2007

Fincher is on top form: this is his best, most mature film yet.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 15, 2007

Any honest neurotic could probably tell you: the emotional payoff of an obsession is not attaining some longed-for goal -- it's the obsession itself, which fulfills certain needs.

| Mar 12, 2007

Zodiac is long -- over two and a half hours -- but when it's over, you almost wish it had gone on for another 20 minutes.

| Mar 5, 2007

Zodiac is the rare serial-killer movie in which the psychosis stems as much from the pursuers (and the filmmaker) as the pursued.

Full Review | Original Score: A | Mar 3, 2007

A modern American masterpiece.

| Original Score: 6/6 | Mar 3, 2007

Zodiac, the latest film from director David Fincher, is among his best

Full Review | Original Score: A | Mar 3, 2007