A good character for Nicholson but...

Rating: 5/10 (12 July 2005)

Jack Nicholson is JJ Gittes, a private investigator who is hired by the supposed wife of Hollis Mulwray, the chief of the Los Angels water department, who believes that Hollis is having an affair. Gittes begins to investigate the alleged affair and when Mulwray is discovered dead, he begins to uncover a lucrative scam involving the cities water and a lot more about the wife of Mulwray. (Directed by Roman Polanski).
There are a few great moments where Nicholson gets to be a smart arse as Gittes is a character suited to Nicholson's style, and the performances by the other actors are quite good. However the plot was a little complicated and there were a few unanswered questions at the end. And the movie has virtually nothing to do with LA's Chinatown.