Brad William Henke, Justin Chambers, Marty Lindsey

In the late 1960s, a police detective and his son become obsessed with a serial killer in northern California known as the Zodiac Killer, endangering their own family in the process.

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Alexander Bulkley

Release Date: March 17, 2006

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DVD Release Date: August 29, 2006

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  • May 2, 2008
    actually prefer this one to david finchers version
  • February 10, 2008
    Not to be confused with the David Fincher masterpiece, THE Zodiac is utter shit. It apes said genius's work in the most generic and unapologetic of ways--all from the "let's get this guy" cop pep talk down to the cliched "problems at home when the cop becomes obsessed with his wo...( read more)rk and misses his own birthday" scene. I can't really think of anything good to say about this movie aside from Robin Tunney's fleeting cuteness. I might not have minded it if I was sideways when I saw it, but since I was sober this movie is puke. Chunky, chunky puke.
  • December 5, 2007
    Too bad.

    This movie had a feature that I deeply appreciated, and that lacked in Fincher's Zodiac pretty much throughout the whole movie: a somehow eerie atmosphere, with a proper (music and volume wise) soundtrack, and a mild first person perspective, which was definitely hard t...( read more)o pull off, due to the little amount of verified info we have on the Zodiac Killer.

    But sadly, that was it.
    As for the rest, I wouldn't say this is an outrage directed do Zodiac himself, but to the actual true events and actual storyline development. And trust me, when it comes to the problems filmmakers face when making a low budget movie, I can be as sympathetic as any priest fighting over the same 8 year old boy for dessert with another colleague of his. But this isn't about it. The low budget doesn't need to mine accuracy nor should it compromise realistic portrayal. Specially in this case.
    And what's with the cop's boy with the super-powers? At some point, I literally started wondering if it wouldn't be better for the police to turn the case to the kid so that it could be quickly solved.

    But then I smoked, and that passed too.

    It was also clear that the movie length was not even close to enough. I usually tend to enjoy non dragging films. But this story truly required more time to be properly explained.
    The movie poster is also pitiful. It reminds me of one of Dragon Ball's villains, Cell.

    What?
    I was young and had a thing for pathetically spiked haircuts and gay voices.
    I still do.

    The Zodiac started out well, and surprisingly promising.
    But that was just in the very beginning.
    It quickly lost itself.
  • October 31, 2007
    not a bad film. infact it's finally a worthy one after the shit i've been seing recently. justin chambers wasn't bad in it and robin tunney... well she was just sexy! i could be wrong here but i think i've seen rory culkin in mean creek. probs am. anyway, he was alright in it too...( read more) as the reclusive kid obsessed with the zodiac killer. it was a dramatic docu really. i'm looking forward to seeing david finchers zodiac rather than the zodiac. i've heard it's better. this was still very atmospheric tho and it was interesting to know all the facts about it. weird to think he's still out there... if he's not died by now
  • May 31, 2007
    I haven't seen Fincher's version but this one was kind of great! Nice performances in an old-fashioned thriller Alex-Karev-style! hahaha
    Rory Culkin really shines, thou
  • October 11, 2009
    Wasn't very impressed. The story had alot of potential. The movie however I found to be very lacking.
  • August 17, 2009
    It s not a bad film but I prefer Fincher's version .
  • July 8, 2009
    Mediocre. I'm looking forward to seeing David Fincher's version of this story.
  • May 1, 2009
    Kind of lame. There were some neat moments, but the storytelling was lacking, and the movie itself was a little confusing. There seemed to be no identified main character, and it took forever to learn anyone's names.
  • April 3, 2009
    Not as good as Zodiac (the one with Jake Gyllenhaal), but still good. A bit slow, but I think The Zodiac's comments at the very end of the movie were a bit chilling.

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March 17, 2006
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com

Bulkley shows flashes of virtuosity... but for now, we'll just have to look at this film as a stepping stone in what could be a promising career. full review

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  • InfamousHu
    May 20, 2007
    Dont mistaken this film with David Fincehr's Zodiac. Its not the same at all.

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