MSN's New on DVD gives "Zodiac," one of this year's greatest pictures, the respect it deserves.

 

I've got it on DVD and have already watched it twice. It's absolutely mesmerizing. And I dare you not to become also obsessed with the unsolved murders. I was online for an entire day reading everything.

 

But make sure to watch the movie if you missed it in theaters.

 

From MSN:

 

"David Fincher creates his most disciplined, focused, and mesmerizing film with his drama about the notorious unsolved Zodiac killings that had San Francisco gripped in fear during the early 1970s. Based on the nonfiction book by Robert Graysmith, a newspaper cartoonist who became obsessed with the investigation, it stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Graysmith, a peripheral figure in the San Francisco Chronicle newsroom as the story breaks. Mark Ruffalo and Anthony Edwards play the investigating officers who pursue leads across county and jurisdictional lines and become devastated by the pressure of the case. And Robert Downey Jr. is the reporter who is called out by the killer in his enigmatic messages. The low-key thriller is as much a study in obsession and detail as it is a murder mystery. And Fincher is appropriately obsessive in his attention to detail, from the complexity of the investigation (Fincher studied the case files firsthand in preparation for the film) to his re-creation of '70s San Francisco and American culture, right down to his filmmaking choices. Fincher, one of the most technically accomplished directors working today, avoids all temptation to impress us stylistically to draw us into a complex story and a complicated investigation that spans years and reverberates through the culture even longer. Brian Cox and John Carroll Lynch co-star, and the expansive supporting cast features such talents as Chloe Sevigny, John Getz, John Terry, Candy Clark, Elias Koteas, Dermot Mulroney, and Donal Logue in small roles. Available in separate wide-screen and full-screen editions. There are no supplements to speak of on this release, so don't be surprised to see a special-edition release come holiday season."

 

Read the entire look at new DVD's including another one of this year's best, "The Host."