There's more than one way to lose your life to a killer...

Great Tag line huh?

I finally saw Zodiac over the weekend...what a FANTASTIC movie! The movie is based on the real-life terror that gripped San Francisco in the 60's & '70s. Police detectives and newspaper journalists try to uncover the identity of the mysterious Zodiac Killer. The story is seen thru the perspective of the Journalists and police detectives trying to uncover the identity of the mysterious Zodiac Killer and stop probably the most notorious of serial killers in California that spanned over a period of more than thirty years.

Jake Gyllenhaal plays Robert Graysmith author of the book and co-screenwriter for the movie. Gyllenhaal along with a so many outstanding cast members like Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Robert Downey Jr., Brian Cox, John Carroll Lynch and Chloe Sevigny bring to life the story and the lives of key people involved in the grisly true story.

My husband and I took my fifteen year old daughter and 16 year old son. Both kids aspire to work in the Film and Theater industry. My daughter as a screenwriter/director and my son wants to go into the technical (sound, lighting and sets) end of things. They absolutely loved all two (almost three) hours of the film! My husband and I were astounded at the spot on details to the time periods during the movie. Interiors, exteriors, clothes, hair, even the smallest of details was perfect. It brought back a lot of memories for me. My daughter continuously commented on how technologically lacking the different time periods were. "How can they not have Fax machines? Why would they touch a crime scene with out putting gloves on? How could the journalist's touch something that could have been evidence to catch the criminal?" The kids both believe that nothing like that could ever happen now because we are so technologically advanced. Let's hope their right.

David Fincher is an amazing director. He is known for bringing the darker, macabre, side of humanity to light and for making his actors look into their own dark corners. Movies like Seven, Fight Club, The Game, Panic Room, The Lords Of Dogtown and now Zodiac are just a few of his juicier pieces of "art".

Although Oscar fever is gone for now, I do hope that as January rolls around again that Zodiac, it's director, screenwriter, actors and crew are recognized for their efforts.

If your interested in learning more about this movie or any thing relating to the Television/Film industry, check out my favorite site www.imdb.com....