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I agree. Excellent film. Kind of late (early) now so I'll wait until tomorrow to join this thread.

Lots of attention to detail - sets were great. Also loved the contrast in modern day technology vs. old school police work. No cell phones etc... and communication between all the police departments was a disaster. I loved how the smaller forces spoke snidely of San Fran's fax machine.

The film closely follows the police case file and sticks to the timeline. It never feels forced and the breaks in the case come as they really happened - it would have been easy to Hollywoodize the film and sex it up. There really was no need as the real story/investigation is intriguing enough as it is.

Very different from what I have come to expect of Fincher - much more straightforward in its storytelling and less of his visual tricks. A welcome relief after Panic Room.

blah blah blah... goodnight