While I’m an unabashed fan of almost anything David Fincher does (“almost” being the obligatory denotement of Alien 3 and/or Panic Room), I saw this film for its supporting cast, which includes three of my all-time favorite actors: Brian Cox, Philip Baker Hall, and John Carroll Lynch. And while the first two are impressive—Cox’s early, fleeting scenes are absolutely brilliant—it’s the latter of these men who ultimately makes Zodiac such a dark, lurid, and absorbing film. As Zodiac suspect Arthur Leigh Allen, Lynch is a deliciously wild and altogether perfectly executed risk in casting. Throw in Charles Fleischer as an ominous theatre organist—a man who throws off almost every inclination towards Allen in only five minutes—and you have a pitch-perfect film that not only complements Fincher’s style but, at 158 minutes, brings us to the very brink of frustration alongside its characters without ever offering to let go.
Beth’s Thoughts
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by Adam Balz | Source: Warner Brothers 35MM Theatrical Print
11 May 2007 3:27 PM | Submit Comment