What a movie.

Rating: 9/10 (16 August 2007)

If ever you want to see a fine mystery, deserving in all its praise, look no further than Chinatown. The movie takes time to pick up, held together by none other than Nicholson, in a prime role, until the pieces of the puzzle start coming together. Once there, you cannot help it, but ultimately your eyes will be glued to the screen until, just when you think you've seen everything, Chinatown pulls a couple more twists out of its hat that will leave you stunned, right to the very end.
1930's Los Angeles. Private dick, Jake Gittes, is making his living doing the standard routine, exposing affairs. Evelyn Mulwray, wife of the owner of LA's water works, suspects the same thing of her husband and hires Jake for the job. Little does Jake know yet how deep this river actually goes...
Simply put, if you have a passion for movies, than you must not miss Chinatown. The film is well-deserving for all of its nominations and awards. The actors and actresses are first-rate, music suits the film, the wit and character that comes right out of the script, and the last few lines spoken by Gittes and his pal. My friends, don't miss this film.