Second best film of 1974. Easily a classic film that had perfection in each aspect of the film. The acting of Nicholson, Dunaway, and Huston were great. John Huston's oscar worthy performance as an actor was probably one of best in his career. The story and direction was very goo...( read more)
nicholson is great as a seedy detective who gets more then he expects.gritty fun. good lesson on why tou shouldn't pick your nose.
The story is murky but the performances are terrific. Mixed bag for this classic.
Great script and over all pace. Loved the neo-noir edge. The ending just seemed way too rushed for my taste.
Strong, twisted, dramatic, stylish; CHINATOWN is a great film in every sense of the word.
Visually striking, very well-written and directed; expertly acted by Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston.
Noir o Hard-Boiled? Ma soprattutto che diavolo era successo a Gittes a Chinatown? Ad ogni modo Nicholson è un mostro di bravura e la parte del detective gli calza come un guanto. Gran film e buona atmosfera. Sto cominciando ad appassionarmi al genere..
Most interesting when you consider the context of this film historically. This film added a new depth and intrigue to the film noir genre leading the way for such greats as LA Confidential.
"Chinatown" contains the exact formulas to create a perfect "film-noir"(or neo-noir, as some would call films like this). First, it has a very intricate and deceptively complex plot, second, a very seedy location, third, an awkward romance, and fourth, a very flamboyant anti-hero...( read more)
Amazing evokation of L.A. in the 1930s plus intriguing, twisting plot. Polanski's finest.
This is such a good movie in every way. John Huston plays pure melevolent evil here. Nicholson is wonderful as the rakish Giddes - even Dunaway is beautiful and vulnerable.And the music that plays thruout the movie is so haunting that when I hear it today it puts me right back i...( read more)
Not a masterpiece, as some would call it, but it had an involved plot, interesting characters, steely direction, and on-the-mark acting.
The best post-noir noir movie. Like The Big Sleep, the plot is very serpentine, but a pleasure to follow, with Nicholson and Dunaway leading a stellar cast.
really good movie, I liked it alot... a classic from Jack Nicholson. A must watch.
At easily over 2 hours long, this is definitely a long movie which demands a degree of attention. The ending was fantastic, albeit depressing and reminded me of No Country For Old Men. The most important thing I learned from this movie was that you need to be cool-headed and shar...( read more)
That which modern film making strives toward, at least in the mystery - drama department. On My 45 Perfect Movies list.
Evelyn Mulwray: She's my daughter.
[Gittes slaps Evelyn]
Jake Gittes: I said I want the truth!
Evelyn Mulwray: She's my sister...
[slap]
Evelyn Mulwray: She's my daughter...
[slap]
Evelyn Mulwray: My sister, my daughter.
[More slaps]
Jake Gittes: I said I want t...( read more)
"Let me explain something to you, Walsh. This business requires a certain amount of finesse"
10/10
Polanski offers a return to film noir. Pessimistic and dark, it is an essential viewing for any film-goer.
Chinatown is the apex of the 1970's film renaissance. Jack Nich...( read more)
Chinatown is a truly amazing throwback to the noir detective films of the 1940s. The mystery is surprising, engaging, and full of ironies that I may not fully understand until I watch it again. Did I mention that the cast is awesome too?
Fiendish, perplexing noir with a killer, bitter twist. Somehow both a product of the Movie Brat '70s and also strangely timeless, feeling like it belongs in the genres heyday.
Few movies shaped my views on what film could be when I was young like Chinatown did. This interchanges with A Clockwork Orange as my favorite movie.
Complicated, slow-building and ultimately shattering thriller from Hollywood's platinum years. Nicholson is excellent as the gumshoe who becomes obsessed with a case he may crack but never win, as is Dunaway as the ostensible "femme fatale" of the piece... or is she? Be sure to p...( read more)
A film I'd watch again, but I didn't get as much out of it as most other people did.
It's just a little to tamed for my tastes. I can see it for what it is, what it does, and how it does it. But, at the end of the day, it's just not my style.
Incest, blah blah, stolen water, blah blah. Nothing interesting here at all folks.
