Zodiac

Zodiac, beyond all things, is a film based on fact. It's about police procedural, a killer, and obsession yet it is all these woven together that makes it hard to categorize.

It initially brings to mind something like All the President's Men or even The Conversation a little bit, but it is not like these films. There isn't really a three act structure and supporting actors get just as much screen time as the leads. It's almost experimental in a way.

Director David Fincher trusts the audience to keep up with the story and this is by far his most accomplished work. Zodiac is an epic that covers decades and when scenes end the next may be six weeks later or maybe next six years. Most of the cops and reporters originally on the case are reassigned or burn out or just give up. Each individual segment almost feels like it's own short story.

Zodiac is a long movie. There is a methodical pace that is needed to cover all the details. Each actor has their own stories yet none of them are really the story of the movie, the whole story is everything that went into the Zodiac investigation.