Probably the greatest movie from the '70's. Bringing together a great script with the best cast Hollywood had at the time.

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 1999)

This motion picture brought together a great script by Robert Town, a great cast lead by Jack Nicholson and great directing by Roman Polanski. The movie is set in Los Angeles in the late 1930's and filmed in the film noir style that made movies like The Maltese Falcon and Out of the Past great films. The key difference is that Chinatown is in color adding to its richness in photography by cinematographer John Alonzo and its spectacular music score by Jerry Goldsmith. My favorite part of the movie is John Hustons portrayal of Noah Cross. Mr. Huston was born to play this part bringing his tough no nonsense attitude and giving it to Noah Cross making this character the most mysterious of the cast. "You may think you know what your dealing with but believe me you don't", Noah Cross tells Mr. Gittes at their first meeting adding to this mystery that Mr. Huston brings to his charecter every time he is on screen. This film is one of those films that you will see over and over and enjoying it each time. It's a timeless work of art that only gets better with time.