My wife runs a video store so we try to watch at least part of most every new release to get a feel for it. So The Zodiac Killer arrived at the store and we gave it a shot. We could tell immediately from the look of it that it was a low budget affair and expected the worst. We've turned off so many of these horror cheapies after only a few minutes. However, we were pleasantly surprised. I won't say that it was a work of genius, but the story was very interesting and kept us both intrigued. It had a bit of a low budget cheesiness, and some questionable acting here and there, but personally I would rather see a low budget flick like this that has some originality than a big budget movie that looks great but doesn't deliver anything you haven't seen a hundred times.
The DVD case says it's from the director of The Boogeyman, and it is...just don't confuse the 1980 film "The Boogeyman" with the 2005 film "Boogeyman." A shrewd piece of marketing to be sure. The director of The Zodiac Killer, Ulli Lommel, also stars in it.
I would warn viewers who are of the faint of heart to steer clear of this movie, however. It contains lots of crime scene photos that are very disturbing, and that I have to assume are real. It's got some pretty gruesome stuff in it, even for gore fans.
Overall, I would say this movie is average, but the idea is entertaining and unique. A little more money and better actors would help it out, but as far as low budget horror/thrillers go, it's not bad. It's definitely a cut above most in its class. As I stated earlier, I was pleasantly surprised. Even though it doesn't succeed on every level, it's still more enjoyable than a lot of movies that cost 50 times or more what this one probably cost to produce, and I can appreciate and respect that.
The DVD case says it's from the director of The Boogeyman, and it is...just don't confuse the 1980 film "The Boogeyman" with the 2005 film "Boogeyman." A shrewd piece of marketing to be sure. The director of The Zodiac Killer, Ulli Lommel, also stars in it.
I would warn viewers who are of the faint of heart to steer clear of this movie, however. It contains lots of crime scene photos that are very disturbing, and that I have to assume are real. It's got some pretty gruesome stuff in it, even for gore fans.
Overall, I would say this movie is average, but the idea is entertaining and unique. A little more money and better actors would help it out, but as far as low budget horror/thrillers go, it's not bad. It's definitely a cut above most in its class. As I stated earlier, I was pleasantly surprised. Even though it doesn't succeed on every level, it's still more enjoyable than a lot of movies that cost 50 times or more what this one probably cost to produce, and I can appreciate and respect that.