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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #418 in Movie
- Released on: 2007-10-25
- Rating: R (Restricted)
- Running time: 131 minutes
Customer Reviews
Still amazing after all these years
I saw Chinatown when it first came out in theaters and liked it a lot. But I have to say that I enjoyed it even more now. There is so much to see and appreciate. First of all, the script is amazing--so much better than the usual gumshoe flicks. Then there is the perfect cast: Nicholson is at the top of his game as the crass but great hearted P.I. Dunaway is beautiful and appropriately mysterious, strange, and vulnerable, John Houston will give you the heebie geebies for a week with his charming presence that hides dreadful secrets. The direction is masterful. LA looks beautiful in the sun drenched light.
So many films that were lauded at the time don't hold up over the years, but this one really does. I highly recommend it.
Excellent movie
This was a very well done movie with an engaging plot, that despite its length never seemed to drag on. I'd certainly recommend it.
"You may think you know what you're dealing with, but, believe me, you don't."
Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is a private investigator. He solves all sorts of marital issues by providing suspecting wives or husbands with photographic proof that their loves ones aren't so loyal. When a high falooting dame struts into his office asking him to follow her wealthy husband around, he thinks nothing of it but the big paycheck it will bring him. Soon, though, he finds himself investigating a murder and some deeply seeded corruption among the leaders of the community. Complete with femme fatal, the real wife of the deceased (Faye Dunaway), this story mirrors the film noir genre of the 1940s and 50s.
The film starts out slowly but toward the end picks up rapidly for a startling and exciting finish. The use of 1930s decor is impressive; nothing seems to be used for the sake of art. Everything is seamlessly utilized by the actors so they appear to be living in the era, not merely participating in a costume film. Director Roman Polanski brings an exciting film movement into the modern era with use of violence and sex but none of it in excess. Viewers are not overwhelmed because no tactics are utilized without reason. Everything has its purpose; the deliberateness of the film makes it masterful.
Some might be put off by certain elements of this movie, especially those who prefer the class of classic Hollywood. This film spares no one and shows that even the most admirable characters have their demons.
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