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Advantages: Stars Jake Gylanhaal brilliant actor, As good as Fight Club & Seven
Disadvantages: Twists in film not as unpredictable as in Seven but still good

...such as fight club because Zodiac is based on a true story and actual events however we are left guessing throughout the film. We know that the Zodiac was never officially caught but we are left with a pretty certain opinion of who he was and when you see the film you will realise this. We also never knew why the Zodiac carried out these killings, because the film is based on a true story and because the Zodiac was never officially caught this makes ... Read review

Advantages: Intense, realistic and some good performances
Disadvantages: It is quite long

...solving the riddle of the Zodiac killer, Chronicle cartoonist Robert Graysmith is still following up leads as he believes he is closing down on the killer. Once in a blue moon a film comes along which grabs your attention to the extent that you stop everything else that you were doing and become transfixed, unaware of anything else except what is happening on the screen. One such film is David Fincher's "Zodiac" which retells the true story of the ...
...of San Francisco in the 60s and 70s. For me I had read the hype over the film but as is often the case was not expecting it to live up to all it's acclaim, thankfully it did and in some ways surpassed it. Part of the reason why this film bit me in the ass and made me pay attention is that it is not like your usual serial killer films. Yes a big part of the film is solving the mystery as to who the killer is as well as the unravelling of the clues, ... Read review

Advantages: A well-crafted film.
Disadvantages: A lengthy running time.

...60s, a killer calling himself Zodiac terrorises the inhabitants of San Francisco and taunts the police with cryptic letters. When he sends a complex cryptogram to The San Francisco Chronicle, it catches the eye of cartoonist and amateur puzzle-solver Robert Graysmith. Though the killer confounds the police in four jurisdictions, the young artist gets closer to the murderer than anyone else. Director David Fincher is well known for his attention ...
...better to make a film of one of the biggest and most horrific unsolved cases in legal history? Fincher tunes into the period in a remarkable way, effectively recreating the look and feel of 1970s new wave movies and layering period detail onto every frame. You can almost feel the static from the manmade fibres in every outfit and the preponderance of beige that characterised the pre-disco post-Summer of Love era. He employs a palette of sepias and ... Read review

Advantages: There is only one Lukas Moodysson,
Disadvantages: which is one too many for some.

...idea what to expect from A Hole In My Heart. And having seen it I still don't really know what to make of it to be honest. Part of the reason for me writing this review is to try and make sense of it for myself so here goes... By the time Moodysson made this movie in 2004 he had already achieved a huge degree of commercial success with "Together" (5*) and "Lilya 4-Ever" (5*). One of the privileges of "making it" is that it allowed him the freedom ...
...funding it needed but also a wide audience of people who had enjoyed any of his earlier masterpieces. Many of the fans of his earlier films, including even the brutally hard-hitting Lilya 4-Ever were in for a real shock! The entire cast consists of four characters and the story (if you can call it that) takes place almost entirely within the confines of a small flat that they share in a Stockholm suburb. Richard and his son Eric do not get on, and ... Read review

Advantages: A sweet little film, great cast and plot
Disadvantages: None

...Jenna is working as a waitress in Joe's Pie Shop in the deep south of America, but is truly miserable with life. She's married to Earl, as real pig who treats her terribly and makes her hand over her tiny wage to him everyday. Jenna is shocked to find herself pregnant with Earl's baby and although she isn't happy, she decides to keep the baby and save up enough money to run away. Jenna makes amazing pies and wants to win a local Pie contest, and ...
...of her stifling marriage. Waitress is a sweet little romantic comedy with a darker side within which keeps you watching all the way through, just to see if Jenna is ever going to get that happy ending she wants and deserves. The theme of a dark and horrid marriage is well explored in the film, and this is contrasted well with the scenes in the Pie Shop between Jenna and her friends, showing us how Jenna can be when not scared and miserable at the ... Read review