Zodiac **
David Fincher, 2007
US
@ home on DVD
This is such a great male ensemble cast, and a surprising one for a cop/killer movie. Anthony Edwards was really great, and I'm surprised to see that he's almost never works these days, but then I suppose anybody would enjoy a break after eight years on ER. It's shocking how unassuming these guys are (Jake Gyllenhaal's drink of choice is an Aquavelva; Mark Ruffalo's detective has an unabashed affinity for animal crackers), when you generally expect a Russell Crowe or a Bruce Willis or someone like that to be hunting down a serial killer. Even the prime suspect just seems like a quiet, boring guy. The sound struck me in a similar way; it's not in your face or ear-bleedingly loud, but there are a lot of great, subtle touches, like the acoustics of the crime scene at the corner of Washington & Cherry, and the soundtrack blends in really nicely.
In fact, it's such a technically accomplished film all around that I can't help but be a little disappointed that the premise failed to grab me. Or perhaps it's not the premise, but that we seem to be circling around the center of something but never quite closing in on just what ought to be so fascinating about this story. Sort of like how Chloe Sevigny floats in and out but never really quite registers emotionally. Still, after the super-macho, aggressive nihilism/neo-fascism of Fight Club, I feel a lot better about Fincher as a director, or maybe as a person.
See also: IMDb | Metacritic | Nathan Lee review
David Fincher, 2007
US
@ home on DVD
This is such a great male ensemble cast, and a surprising one for a cop/killer movie. Anthony Edwards was really great, and I'm surprised to see that he's almost never works these days, but then I suppose anybody would enjoy a break after eight years on ER. It's shocking how unassuming these guys are (Jake Gyllenhaal's drink of choice is an Aquavelva; Mark Ruffalo's detective has an unabashed affinity for animal crackers), when you generally expect a Russell Crowe or a Bruce Willis or someone like that to be hunting down a serial killer. Even the prime suspect just seems like a quiet, boring guy. The sound struck me in a similar way; it's not in your face or ear-bleedingly loud, but there are a lot of great, subtle touches, like the acoustics of the crime scene at the corner of Washington & Cherry, and the soundtrack blends in really nicely.
In fact, it's such a technically accomplished film all around that I can't help but be a little disappointed that the premise failed to grab me. Or perhaps it's not the premise, but that we seem to be circling around the center of something but never quite closing in on just what ought to be so fascinating about this story. Sort of like how Chloe Sevigny floats in and out but never really quite registers emotionally. Still, after the super-macho, aggressive nihilism/neo-fascism of Fight Club, I feel a lot better about Fincher as a director, or maybe as a person.
See also: IMDb | Metacritic | Nathan Lee review
Labels: 2 Stars, 2007, David Fincher, US
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