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Sir Calumn

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Apologies if this has been talked about elsewhere.

New David Fincher movie, which is quite a hot thing really, considering the promise shown by movies like Seven and Fight Club.

Saw it today and really liked it. Was totally engrossed and gripped. One of the few true crime movies I thought really benefitted from bring rigorously factual and realistic. It created genuine fear and suspense without being cheap and populistic, it was believable and yet exciting. Held my attention constantly despite being very dialogue heavy. Also a beautiful portrait of 70s San Francisco.

Very good acting, Gyllenhaal was perfectly unobtrusive in his role, usually when they give "nerdy" parts to hot young actors they dont pull it off, but Gyllenhall got it perfect. Another great performance from Robert Downey Jr, and also Mark Ruffalo at his best. Sterling support from the ever reliable Brian Cox.

It had so much that I would normally hate but loved in this case - the huge time jumps, the procedural elements. The first half is much more murder and action heavy, yet the last was just as exciting and entertaining.

The ending was totally satisfactory despite answering nothing, and also showed superb and resolute aherance to realism.

Not a perfect film and not for everyone but I really enjoyed it aswell as finding it fascinating and a very high quality piece of cinema.
 
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Hakeem

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YAY GO Sir_Didier_Drogba!!!!!!!!!!!

I went to se it last night too. liked it a lot. really well acted and the procedural scenes were perfectly done. the ending was great though dissapointing maybe if you didnt know the real story and how they never caught him.
 
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Sir Calumn

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Hakeem;2339333 said:
YAY GO Sir_Didier_Drogba!!!!!!!!!!!

I went to se it last night too. liked it a lot. really well acted and the procedural scenes were perfectly done. the ending was great though dissapointing maybe if you didnt know the real story and how they never caught him.
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I know what you mean, it was the one time when you felt the true crime element was getting in the way of the quality of the movie, but it was still a minor concern and the fact that it was the only moment is great testament to the quality of the movie.

I would almost go as far as to say that this is Fincher's best movie yet. Se7en was somewhat ruined for me as so many British cop shows have plagarised all the ideas, we have a biblical killings serial killer show ever week, so it didnt have the originality and impact it should have had, and Fight Club was very good, but I think Zodiac is perhaps better.
 
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