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Chinatown   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   The Critics: A 6 reviews Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B+ 13789 ratings  User Reviews (41 reviews) Write your own review Sort by:  Most HelpfulMost RecentHighest GradeLowest Grade Previous   |  1-10 of 41  |   Next   Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A+ As perfect as a film can get. by filmfactsman (movies profile) (May 27, 2007) 6 of 7 people found this review helpful Roman Polanski's "Chinatown" (1974) integrates moral despair with classic, and bankable, Hollywood elements--an atmospheric setting, a likable hero, a lady in distress, r... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A Acting: A+ Direction: A Visuals: A one of the best by DA MAN (movies profile) (Oct 9, 2007) 2 of 2 people found this review helpful i saw this in the theater in 1974 and have just watched this again on dvd. for years i would say that it was the best movie i ever saw and now i know why. great performan... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A Visuals: A Chinatown by Kiz (movies profile) (Aug 25, 2005) 3 of 5 people found this review helpful Roman Polanski, who has a funny cameo appearance as a nose-slicing thug, has fashioned a masterpiece with "Chinatown," a wonderfully entertaining and involving film noir.... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A Forget it Jake, It's Chinatown. by Coolhand1957 (movies profile) (Aug 25, 2005) 2 of 3 people found this review helpful Among the best cinema has to offer. Chinatown is a rare Hollywood gem with a perfect script perfectly executed. Just as the rich detective story winds as it develops, s... Full Review Overall Grade: A- Story: A- Acting: A+ Direction: A- Visuals: A- O.K. not Chinese and Nicholson’s in a great film by TonyM (movies profile) (Mar 1, 2008) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful Roman Polanski directs this modern film noir masterpiece ‘Chinatown’; Nicholson plays J.J ‘Jake’. Gittes as Private Detective and ex-police man. Jake (Nicholson)... Full Review Overall Grade: A- Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A great picture hindered slightly by complications by Josh (movies profile) (May 23, 2005) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful chinatown is a great picture, if u watch it all the way through. its got great visuals classic of Polanski films; the slow buildup of suspense as opposed to the quick cut... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: B- Acting: A- Direction: A- Visuals: A There is a moral to this story by JasonC (movies profile) (Nov 28, 2005) 1 of 2 people found this review helpful When a movie doesn't have a good ending, it instead teaches the viewer something. In this case, the lesson is that the rich have power and can use this power to defeat t... Full Review Overall Grade: B+ Story: B+ Acting: B+ Direction: B+ Visuals: A- A Nicholson Classic by Lou (movies profile) (Oct 5, 2008) This is essential viewing for any Nicholson fan. I was impressed by the fact that his character is not a cut from the same cloth that he normally plays, of course, it was... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A Acting: A Direction: A Visuals: A+ Chinese greatness by TonyM (movies profile) (Jul 7, 2008) ‘Chinatown’ won best Oscar for best original screenplay for Robert Towne and the direction by Roman Polanski, in the film P.I. Jake Gittis played superbly by Jack Nic... Full Review Overall Grade: A- Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A- Visuals: A+ This movie is perfect. by Lez (movies profile) (Jun 3, 2008) Mystery movies are my favorite. They have the right actor, direction. and visuals. The small problem that I have is the ending is confusing. It could leave the audience w... Full Review Previous   |  1-10 of 41  |   Next