Chinatown (1974)
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Reviews Counted: 40 Fresh: 40 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 9.3/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins
Synopsis: Many films from the 1970s allow even the most gripping narratives to flow with the consequences of real life. CHINATOWN is a classic film whose intrigues and adventures culminate in life-changing moments for its protagonist, Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson). Director Roman Polanski's... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, John Hillerman, Burt Young
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Beyond all the "masterpiece" rhetoric, this is actually a great movie.
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05/02/08
The exhaustive, labyrinthine narrative is built up like a fortress around this film's bitter heart.
11/08/07
Jack Nicholson's small-time detective Jake Gittes, like other noir heroes, suffers from a shadowy past and fears: For him, Chinatown is not just a place, but a spiritual landscape and a melancholy, fatalistic state of mind.
08/27/06
The hard-boiled private eye coolly strolls a few steps ahead of the audience.
02/09/06
Brilliant filmmaking. Polanski's direction of Robert Towne's script makes a masterpiece.
11/11/04
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