Can't believe this didn't get Best Picture......

Rating: 10/10 (13 November 2006)

Since this is easily one of the best detective/drama movies out there. Jack Nicholson gives an outstanding performance as 'Jake' Gittes, a Private Investigator with an obvious (but not entirely revealed) troubled past. Faye Dunaway is great as the femme fatale with a very disturbing past. When it is revealed towards the climax it comes as a huge shock. Although the plot can be kind of confusing at times it is still very interesting and it fits nicely together at the end. And boy, what an ending, so incredibly depressing. There are no real tragic moments throughout the movie until the end hits youlike a speeding bullet. Roman Polanski's directions is as usual, flawless. He creates an amazing atmosphere which complements the film's twisted story.
This is easily one of the greatest, most intriguing film noirs ever made.
5/5.