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Awakening the Zodiac

2017

Jonathan Wright

Shane West, Leslie Bibb, Matt Craven, Stephen McHattie ...

4.1

449

Thriller The story follows a down-on-their-luck couple who discovers a serial killer's film reels. They decide to take the law into their own hands, risking everything for the chance at a $100,000 reward. It isn't long until they find themselves in the killer's lethal cross-hairs.

	Media	Author	Review
		Dennis Harvey Variety	"[It] grows increasingly silly and suspenseless (...) It remains impossible to take these protagonists as seriously as their movie insists on taking itself."
		Noel Murray Los Angeles Times	"A solid mystery-thriller (...) The costars have good chemistry and bring a sense of desperation to their roles that animates a thin plot."
		Barry Hertz The Globe and Mail	"Its pedestrian execution and the general sense that you’re watching a facsimile of something so much better is overwhelming (…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"
		Mike Wilson Bloody Disgusting	"'Awakening the Zodiac' falls asleep with its script (...) [It] turns out to be only average and unfulfilling at the end"
		Staci Layne Wilson Dread Central	"A decent timewaster if you’re a fan of the subject but little else (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"
		Paolo Kagaoan In The Seats	"It almost forgets that it’s about the Zodiac Killer, whose presence never really matters (…) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"
		Glenn Sumi Now Toronto	"The dark and muddy cinematography makes it hard to see what’s going on. And the climax just isn’t very exciting"
		Jake Dee JoBlo	"A great film? Hardly (...) There’s an unassailable ease about the entire watch that makes the movie mildly recommendable"

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