Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler, Stronger) makes every movie he is in better than it would otherwise be, regardless of it it’s a great movie, a terrible movie, or anything in between. Director David Fincher (Se7en, The Social Network) doesn’t make bad films. With Gyllenhaal and Fincher together, along with an ensemble that includes Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man 3, Natural Born Killers), Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher, Spotlight), Anthony Edwards (Top Gun, NBC’s ER), Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend’s Wedding, Young Guns), Brian Cox, (The Ring, HBO’s Succession), and John Carroll Lynch (The Trial of the Chicago 7, Jackie), Zodiac was bound for success. While the film connected on all fronts, it felt like it left something to be desired, though this would undoubtedly be true for anyone familiar with the story.
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The Rookie (2002)
I was much less impressed with my second viewing of John Lee Hancock’s 2002 The Rookie (The Blind Side, The Alamo) than when I watched it for the first time back in 2004. This is one of those movies that you only need to see once in your life. Unfortunately, much like The Express, this “inspirational” story of overcoming the odds to reach a dream movie gets lost in the masses compared to other sports dramas based on true stories.