Rating of
4/4
Classic
Chris Hadges - wrote on 07/04/08
Chinatown is one of the few "perfect" movies in my book. Something about this movie is just too mysterious to ignore. Chinatown is one of those movies where puzzle pieces of story are stacked up incredibly high until with one short climatic topple they all lock in with one another. The story is a general film noir mystery cliche..lots of corruptions, murders, affairs, etc...But what really makes this film stand out to me are three things: One, the incredible acting performances between Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. The chemistry between the two is really extraordinary. Two, the very appropriate film score written by Jerry Goldmith. It's classic film noir material and keeps the picture fluent in its dark mood. Finally, the brilliant direction of Roman Polanski. Regardless of how you may feel about him and his sex charges with a 13 year old girl, his directing in this film is brilliant. Anyway, I know this really isn't news to anyone seeing how the film is over 30 years old, but still...that just goes to show that movies like this aren't too common if people are still watching it thirty years later...so if you havn't seen this brilliant movie, find a way to. Rent it, buy it, download it, stream it..do whatever it takes, and be enlightened by a beautiful movie.
