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4.0 out of 5 stars
The Zodiac Killer case revisited, December 5, 2000
This review is from: Limbic Region [VHS] (VHS Tape)
A San Francisco detective is obsessed with catching a serial killer who has been killing people for over 20 years. When the detective learns that he has only a few weeks of life left, he tries his one last shot - taking the suspect for a ride down memory lane, hoping to force him into a confession...
What makes the movie interesting to true crime buffs like myself ;) is the fact that it's very obviously based on the never-solved case of the serial killer "Zodiac" from San Francisco area in the 1970s. The movie is a faithful recreation of the "canonical" crimes of the Zodiac, with Edward James Olmos starring as an SFPD detective clearly modelled after Inspector Dave Toschi (who hunted the real Zodiac).
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Unfortunately, the film concentrates on a certain theory proposed by one recognised writer...This almost spoiled the movie for me, as I find many aspects of this theory annoying in the extreme. Still (and in spite of its ending, as realistic as the idea of Jack the Ripper being the Duke of Clarence), so far it's the best movie on the Zodiac out there (the 1970s movie is reportedly too silly to watch), and it has a nice musical score, too.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
good, September 27, 2011
This review is from: Limbic Region [VHS] (VHS Tape)
It's an okay film. Basically a movie about if Arthur Leigh Allen was Zodiac in a Hollywood sort of way. About the same level as Dirty Harry except this cop is dying. It's worth a look.
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