Armond White on David Fincher's "Zodiac":
"Problem is: Fincher’s technique distracts from a resolved mystery or narrative closure; it encourages apathy that suggests resolution and absolution are impossible. Zodiac’s ending is a shocking let-down, not because it’s gruesome but because it nullifies itself. This time, Fincher puts everybody’s head in a box. Toschi and Graysmith’s decades-long pursuit becomes a dead goose chase."Critical reaction to "Zodiac" so far has been almost uniformly positive (89% on the Tomatometer), but I didn't care for it. It felt less like the great "Seven" than a really, really long episode of "CSI" or "Criminal Minds"- one in which they don't even solve the mystery at the end. Also, it's too long by about 45 minutes. Posted by Stephen Silver at February 28, 2007 06:56 PM