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 | 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:

One Word Title | Glove | Bag Over Head | Stabbed To Death | Cipher

Awards:

24 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Good, but not what you'd expect

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)
Zodiac (France) [fr]
Zodiaque, Le (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

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

Durée:

158 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | 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 Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | 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:

In order to save time, David Fincher decided to digitally add all the blood in the murder scenes.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the scene aboard the PSA flight to southern California, the flight attendant makes an announcement over the speaker stating that "smoking is allowed only in the last six aisles." No airplanes have six aisles; presumably she meant to say "the last six rows."

Guillemet:

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

Movie Connections:

References Conquest (1937)

Soundtrack:

There Is No Christmas Like A Home Christmas

Good, but not what you'd expect

Usually when a film gets made about a media grabbing unsolved crime, the resulting movie tends to be overtly sensational and at best remotely connected to what really happened. Considering that director David Fincher's last film about a serial killer was the gripping but deeply disturbing Se7en, his take on the Zodiac killer almost seemed primed to be an extreme, nail-biting thriller.

Instead what he's given us is a well argued thesis on the possible identity of the Zodiac. While there are some very intense scenes, Fincher takes a somewhat unexpected approach on the subject. All of the killings take place pretty early on in the movie, with the bulk of the story centering on the actual investigation into the killer by both the cops and a cartoonist who becomes obsessed with the case. In fact, the depictions of the murders are done in a manner that is fairly reverent towards the victims while still conveying the cruelty of them.

Some people may find themselves disappointed by this two and a half hour epic if they go in expecting the usual serial killer fare. But it's a must see for any fan of Fincher's work, or anybody who likes a good detective story.