Utter brilliance

Rating: 10/10 (7 June 2009)

Now my top 5 would consist of godfather 2 and pulp fiction with city of god sneaking in there....
But Chinatown is definitely my favourite movie ever... And not because its the best. I watched it when I was eight and it was my dads first DVD. I sat there secretly in the living room as this layed back Jack Nicholson came on to the screen with pictures of a act of sex soon to follow.
I was encapsulated by the sleek way in which he deals with the matter and proceed's with his life until the story unfolds.
It moves slowly at first mainly focusing on Jake and his relationship with clients and his work colleagues and the manor in which he investigates crimes... It has slow dynamic music which lulls you into a relaxed state. So when the first twists come to you its a kind of shock... The mood gets more pacey and pacey dynamically showing the pace in which Jake now has to move.
It pivots on not having complete control only getting half answers. Running after the truth as it smiles back at you. The movie then moves onto the main crime of incest in which Jake ( now so enthralled with the affairs of his clients) takes personal action.
The police follow him with a un-nerving hand of justice. You will Jake on as he tries desperately to get round them every trick he has every favour he tries to pull to get them out. But the police are just to quick and the final scene closes with a unbearable scene of Jake desperately trying to say the truth but the words cant come out fast enough...
He just isn't that smooth. And with being chained to a car has no way of stopping the shocking final act.
It is a movie which is extremely depressing because you have loved these people to just have the cold "Thats Chinatown" but in front of you.. The bitter truth of prejudice and class.
This will always be number 1 on my list for personal reasons but it is a superb tour De force that EVERYONE must see...