Perfection

Rating: Null/10 (11 March 2001)

This could be the greatest movie I've ever seen. I first saw it in 1975,expecting a run of the mill Nicholson flick(although back then that was pretty good),but it was phenomenal. There is no other movie I can think of in which everything works...the acting,directing,cinematography,music,editing...everything. The movie requires you to actually think. There are lots of twists and turns so you have to pay attention,but the viewer is rewarded by an absolute masterpiece. No one involved in Chinatown has done anything this good since, but for one brief shining moment...they nailed it.