The dark, grungy atmosphere that works miracles for Se7en fails to hit the target in Zodiac. There's just a tad too much unsolved mystery, an unfinished story line too many. I believe the film tries to feed the viewer too much information. The detailed facts which make the book exciting reading material distracts and takes the pace out of the movie. Perhaps the film would have benefited from a asynchronous sequence. Basically I spent most of the time waiting for something to glue me to the screen and it just didn't come. The high rating probably has more to do with Fincher's name being attached to the movie than its cinematic merits. I wonder if I was the only one begging for some lights to be turned on in this too dark flick. (5/10)