Chinatown (1974)

 Starring- Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, John Hillerman, Diane Ladd, and Roman Polanski.

Directed By- Roman Polanski.

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Man with Knife:   “You’re a very nosy fellow, kitty cat. Huh? You know what happens to nosy fellows? Huh? No? Wanna guess? Huh? No? Okay. They lose their noses.”



Polanski’s masterpiece has a stunning period setting of 1937 that is as visually striking as The Godfather Part II (which came out the same year). This is a film where everything works, and treats its audience with intelligence expecting them to keep up with the complex plot. 


Jack Nicholson excels as Jake Gittes, an LA private investigator who “sticks his nose” into a conspiracy and get more than he bargained with. .All the actors are spot on Faye Dunaway was never better, but I found all the Small characters from Lt.Escobar to Morty the coroner is what shines. Particularly creepy is John Huston as Noah Cross and the dark past he shares with his daughter and the mulray character. It is Jack Nicholson though who really makes this movie remarkable he really shines as a somewhat jaded Jake Gittes who has alot of issues with the politics and unspoken corruption of 1930's LAPD.


The film was originally supposed to be part one of a trilogy, with The Two Jakes filmed in 1990, and a third part entitled Gittes vs. Gittes to follow. Due to the low box office performance of The Two Jakes, plans for the third film were shelved. The symbolism or two items threaded throughout the film, both identical, except that one is flawed was not intentional yet serves the story.


 Faye Dunaway as Mrs Evelyn Mulwray, her scenes with Nicholson are some of the very best in cinema has to offer. The dialogue is pitch perfect, and the Towne’s screenplay is rightly regarded as one of the very finest. The script has been used in screenwriting courses ever since as evidence of the perfect structure.
If you ever get a chance to see this film do not hesitate, it is when Hollywood still made great quality films.
My rating- 7.5/10
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