"Conveying an astonishing array of information across a long narrative arc while still maintaining dramatic rhythm and tension....David Fincher's most mature and accomplished work."
Variety "[With] arresting performances...and the visual virtuosity of thriller auteur David Fincher."
Box Office 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The actors] are brilliant, with Downey turning in a performance of elegant dissolution worthy of the great O'Toole."
Uncut "[M]agnificently obsessive....[A] testament to the cinematic savant's gifts....[The actors are] all at the top of their performance game..."
New York Times 5 stars out of 5 -- "ZODIAC is a taut, exceptionally well-executed crime thriller that makes detailed use of its source material..."
Ultimate DVD 4 stars out of 5 -- "Complementing cinematic sizzle is supreme ensemble acting, starting with Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo."
USA Today 5 stars out of 5 -- "The high-def digital camerawork is stunning and there are sublime shots that herald Fincher as one of the most technically accomplished directors alive."
Total Film "[A] vastly intricate and dazzling drama....It spins your head in a new way, luring you into a vortex and then deeper still, fascinating as much for what we don't know as what we do." -- Grade: A
Entertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A] meticulous, mind-bending, nonstop mesmerizer of a movie....Something unique and unmissable."
Rolling Stone "[ZODIAC] potently blends the dynamics of the newsroom drama with those of the police procedural."
Sight and Sound "[B]oth the year's headiest and most pleasurable movie."
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