Delightful

Rating: 7/10 (18 June 2019)

J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson), a private detective, gets fooled into outing the alleged affair of Hollis Mulwray (Darrell Zwerling), the head of the L.A. water department. Gittes, wanting to know why he was tricked so, decides to look further into the set up. This brings him into contact with Mrs. Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) and what a quagmire she was. The more Gittes sleuths the more he finds and the plot only got more and more layered.
I liked this mystery drama. There was quality acting and a quality story. With mysteries you want drama, intrigue, and cohesion. This had all of that plus a bombshell or two. With all mysteries you expect the unexpected but sometimes even then you get caught off-guard and it's delightful. Chinatown, while not great, was delightful.