Zodiac (2007/I)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.9/10   

Réalisateur:

David Fincher

Writers (WGA):

James Vanderbilt (screenplay)
Robert Graysmith (book)

Release Date:

2 mars 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drame | Mystery | Thriller

Accroche:

There's more than one way to lose your life to a killer

Plot:

A San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac killer.

Plot Keywords:

Reporter | Police | Cartoonist | Zodiac Killer | Newspaper

Awards:

25 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Welcome Back, David Fincher.

Ensemble

Jake Gyllenhaal	...	Robert Graysmith
Mark Ruffalo	...	Inspector David Toschi
Anthony Edwards	...	Inspector William Armstrong
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Paul Avery
Brian Cox	...	Melvin Belli
John Carroll Lynch	...	Arthur Leigh Allen
Richmond Arquette	...	Zodiac 1 & 2
Bob Stephenson	...	Zodiac 3
John Lacy	...	Zodiac 4
Chloë Sevigny	...	Melanie
Ed Setrakian	...	Al Hyman
John Getz	...	Templeton Peck
John Terry	...	Charles Thieriot
Candy Clark	...	Carol Fisher
Elias Koteas	...	Sgt. Jack Mulanax

Autre(s) titre(s):

Chronicles (USA) (working title)
Le zodiaque (Canada: French title) [fr]
Zodiac (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong killings, language, drug material and brief sexual images. (also director's cut)

Durée:

157 min | 162 min (director's cut)

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Classification:

Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #42944) | Singapore:NC-16 | Ireland:16 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Italy:T | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Brazil:16 | India:UA | Sweden:15 | South Korea:15 | France:U (with warning) | USA:R | Malaysia:18PL (DVD) | Spain:18 | Philippines:R-13 | Japan:PG-12

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

4th Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Anecdotes:

The film was shot in 110 days.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Robert Graysmith visits Paul Avery at his boathouse, you can see "Pong" on Avery's TV. If Avery had been playing the game in one-player mode, the paddle on the right would have been controlled by the computer, and it would have been moving to block the shot. Moreover, 15 is the game point on "Pong." Once this is reached, the ball disappears until the game is reset. If it is left on for a long enough time, it will go into the Demo mode. But in Demo mode, there is no sound.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Mike Mageau: Where have you been? I've been waiting since 7:00.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Making of 'Zodiac' (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Snowbird

Welcome Back, David Fincher.

Audiences have waited a while for a new piece of work from Mr. David Fincher and now that hiatus is officially over. Straying away from his style that earned him a 'cult' following, he brings out a new side to himself, some techniques not yet observed in his repertoire.

ZODIAC feels like it was made by a perfectionist, everything flows so smoothly. The editing is pinch-perfect. Not only that, but Ficher shows that he is an actor's director as well, directing his cast into true life roles wonderfully. But the credit does not go all on to his shoulders. The actors have a lot to do with that themselves. Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays the author of the book of the same name, plays his character with an irresistible 'nerdi-ness' that is just fun to watch. Then it is amazing to watch Gyllenhaal transform that character into an obsessed wannabe detective, losing all focus and normal aspects of his life. Mark Ruffalo plays a humorous and overworked cop with incredibility. He really gets the job done. Downey Jr., however small his role was, plays on the screen with a witty insanity that brings most of the laughs of the movie. The acting really is a major pro. ZODIAC may come out at a long time slot but the viewer will never realize it because of the film pulling one in, and not wanting to leave until the case is solved. That is why ZODIAC is fantastic and a great welcome back gift from Fincher to not only his fans, but to everyone. ZODIAC is definitely the best film of 2007 so far.