'The Zodiac': Boring when it should be gripping

Coming this fall from Paramount Pictures is "Zodiac," based on the chilling '60s unsolved serial killings in the San Francisco Bay area, directed by David Fincher ("Fight Club") and starring interesting actors, including Gary Oldman, Jake Gyllenhaal and Robert Downey Jr. In other words, the signs say moviegoers have something promising to look forward to. The verdict, however, is in on the ultra-similarly named "The Zodiac," tiny ThinkFilm's little new drama on the same subject. And the verdict isn't so good. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
A small town cop and his son become obsessed with the Zodiac killer, who committed a string of gruesome murders in the Bay Area in the late 1960s. In the midst of an explosive media frenzy, their investigation endangers their family.

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'The Zodiac'

Director: Alexander Bulkley
Starring: Justin Chambers, Robin Tunney, Rory Culkin, Philip Baker Hall
Run time: 92 minutes
Release date: March 17, 2006
Rating: R for strong violence and profanity.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C-
"It's a wonder this film didn't find its home on some satellite TV channel you haven't heard of yet."


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