Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Tacticalin An absolute waste of money

grantss Over 40 years since the infamous Zodiac killer terrorised inhabitants of San Francisco and surrounds, three people make an amazing discovery. They stumble across homemade films made by the Zodiac Killer, films of some of his murders. In an attempt to claim a large reward, rather than alert the police, they try to track down the killer themselves. This puts them in danger.Pretty lame B-grade (at best) thriller. When I read the film summary I figured the movie was set in the 1960s, when the Zodiac Killer was at the peak of his infamy, making the danger more tangible. Having seen the excellent David Fincher-directed 2007 movie, Zodiac, I thought this may be something along those lines.When I discovered it was actually set in 2017, my heart sank. Even if the killer is still alive, he's in their late-60s, at least, so what kind of thriller is this going to be? A dull, implausible, contrived one, I thought, and I was right.Unoriginal, filled with every thriller/horror cliché, implausible, predictable, unengaging and quite dull. The Zodiac element was just a ploy to suck viewers in. Avoid.

pediatricgrime The most stupid characters I've ever seen! The girlfriend didn't even understand how a cipher works! The boyfriend wanted to fight everyone. The killer was a genius in his day, now he made huge mistakes. How is that plausible? Only positives were cinematography, score and editing, I suppose... Avoid at all costs, unless you want to actually lose some IQ-points!

Oscar-Stein A great idea gets lost in this amateurish film. After a pedestrian prelude depicting the shooting deaths of a couple parked on a lovers' lane in 1968 Northern California. Years later in present day Virginia, where Mick (Shane West) and Zoe Branson (Leslie Bibb) are struggling to make it! They buy abandoned storage lockers along with their friend. One day they buy a locker and they think they come across contents of the Zodiac killer. Because the case is "Still Open" the reward is still there for the taking. When they find out who owned the locker there troubles begin and end up playing a deadly game of cat and mouse. Should have been better.

nebk Awakening The Zodiac is a tense thriller and definitely worth a watch. It stars Shane West and Leslie Bibb as Mick and Zoe Branson, a down on their luck couple trying to make ends meet. To Zoe's chagrin they end up buying a storage locker with their friend and pawn shop owner Harvey (played by Matt Craven). Whilst there is not much of value in the locker there are two old 8 mm reels of film showing footage of the Zodiac Killer murdering his victims in the 1960's. The trio then decides to try and track down the Zodiac Killer in order to collect the $ 100 000 reward offered for his discovery and/or capture. This proves to be a highly hazardous endeavor. The story and directing are good and for the most part there is a high level of tension that leaves you wondering who the Zodiac is. The overall cast is solid and the supporting roles provided by Stephen McHattie, Kenneth Walsh and Nicholas Campbell are all above average. Not surprising given the fact that they have close to six hundred acting credits amongst them. When the identity of the Zodiac is revealed the movie shifts gears from a tense mystery to an an action thriller in the last ten or so minutes. Whilst the movie is not perfect, most of problems occur at the end especially in the closing scenes. And whilst some aspects of the story are far fetched given the age of the Zodiac and the fact that a landscaper and a hairdresser and a pawn shop broker found him when no one else could, overall the movie is definitely worth a watch. If the movie ended slightly differently and without the last scene it would have been even better though.