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  Chinatown

rating: (out of 4 stars)

United States; 1974
Directed by Roman Polanski; produced by Robert Evans; written by Robert Towne
Starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, John Hillerman, Diane Ladd, Roman Polanski



Below you will find a temporary review for this film. The real (better, more complete) review will be online very soon.

The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Apocalypse Now, The Sting and Chinatown. The six best movies made in the seventies. Chinatown is a masterpiece. One of the best stories I have seen on screen, with some nice twists, has been directed by a great Roman Polanski. The story gets you and never let go.

Faye Dunaway and especially John Huston en Jack Nicholson are great. The setting (Los Angeles, 1937) looks perfect, the score is great, the cinematography is fantastic. So we have a great story, directed by a great director, starring three of the biggest names in the movies: masterpiece.

   
  Review by Reinier Verhoef