This is a work that requires the utmost concentration and patience on the part of the audience. Just as he did with Seven, The Game and even Fight Club, Fincher confronts us with a conundrum, but in this case one that has no solution. In lesser hands, with less restraint, a more bowdlerized ending would be the result, but instead Fincher leaves us on a chilling note of success just out of reach. It’s dark and pessimistic, but just as Graysmith stares into the face of evil and lives, so do we, but changed by both a fine tribute to the paranoia films of the 1970s and a perfect example of growth in a filmmaker.
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Article comments
1 - Phillip Winn
Great review! I consider myself somewhat a fan of Fincher, but haven't seen Zodiac yet. Clearly I've got to get a move on!
2 - Nick Da Costa
Thanks Phillip. It's great to see Fincher making films again.