Concise and tight direction. An interesting script. An infamous serial killer that may or may not have been caught. A story of a journalist that went above and beyond to discover the truth.
No, it's not Zodiac by Fincher, it's a new movie about the Boston Strangler. The source material and the cast are excellent, the subject matter is fascinating and the story is famous but long forgotten. This is indeed a movie that in the hands of a great director like Fincher would make the viewer sit on the edge of their sit. But the writer and director of this movie opts for slow pace, bland murder scenes and makes some odd choices that seem to bring down the tension and the suspense. Something like a reverse Hitchcock.
However, the genre of investigative cinema is always fascinating and whether the movie is called Zodiac, Zero Dark Thirty or Spotlight, there is always something to savor.
In this case, it is the impeccable acting by Ms Knightly who seems to carry the movie with ease and proves yet again that she is a fantastic actress that has lately been overlooked. Her silent yet expressive performance is fantastic. She is a woman of few words but a thousand expressions. Without her, this movie would be way more boring and bland, but she saves the day, Omar-Sharif-in-Dr-Zhivago-style.
However this movie does get a little flat, and maybe a little disappointing in its final act, unlike Zodiac where Fincher made you completely freak out! But not every movie can be a masterpiece.
A must watch for fans of this genre, and generally highly recommended.
Even if this is not your favorite kind of movie, it still is very much worth seeing.
No, it's not Zodiac by Fincher, it's a new movie about the Boston Strangler. The source material and the cast are excellent, the subject matter is fascinating and the story is famous but long forgotten. This is indeed a movie that in the hands of a great director like Fincher would make the viewer sit on the edge of their sit. But the writer and director of this movie opts for slow pace, bland murder scenes and makes some odd choices that seem to bring down the tension and the suspense. Something like a reverse Hitchcock.
However, the genre of investigative cinema is always fascinating and whether the movie is called Zodiac, Zero Dark Thirty or Spotlight, there is always something to savor.
In this case, it is the impeccable acting by Ms Knightly who seems to carry the movie with ease and proves yet again that she is a fantastic actress that has lately been overlooked. Her silent yet expressive performance is fantastic. She is a woman of few words but a thousand expressions. Without her, this movie would be way more boring and bland, but she saves the day, Omar-Sharif-in-Dr-Zhivago-style.
However this movie does get a little flat, and maybe a little disappointing in its final act, unlike Zodiac where Fincher made you completely freak out! But not every movie can be a masterpiece.
A must watch for fans of this genre, and generally highly recommended.
Even if this is not your favorite kind of movie, it still is very much worth seeing.