Rotten
The Zodiac has been made with the dunderheaded flatness of bad '70s TV.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
The Zodiac
THE MOST INFAMOUS SERIAL KILLER OF OUR TIME ...IS STILL OUT THERE
2005 · 1h 32m · R
Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Alexander Bulkley
Overview
An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims more victims. Based on a true story.
Director and cast
- Alexander Bulkley Director
- Justin Chambers as Inspector Matt Parish
- Robin Tunney as Laura Parish
- Rory Culkin as Johnny Parish
- William Mapother as Dale Coverling
- Philip Baker Hall as Frank Perkins
- Kathryn Howell as Mrs. Boucher
- Brad William Henke as Bill Gregory (as Brad Henke)
- Rex Linn as Jim Martinez
- Marty Lindsey as Zodiac / Bartender
- Kris Palm as Michael Newman
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
26%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It has the look of a straight-to-video movie, or at best a Project Greenlight production.
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
The would-be psychological thriller devolves into a plodding domestic drama.
Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
The B-team version of the story.
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
Have the screenwriters ever studied the concept of arc, how characters evolve from opening to closing credits?
Michael Granberry, Dallas Morning News
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IMDb
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Metacritic
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