Chinatown

Chinatown was the best of the film noirs we watched in my book, greatly because of the acting. I thought Jack Nicholson did a great job making JJ Gittes a really believable character. He got himself deeply involved in the Mulray case which helped me get into it. Faye Dunaway did a good job being the strong woman character in the beginning, not being emotionally affected by the men. Though, later let her emototions start getting in the way and breaking down. I also thought her acting stood out as a nice part of the movie. The incest between Evelyn and her father was beyond strange, and I wondered if it was really a neccessary part of the film. Anyhow, after a rather slow paced plot throughout the movie, the ending zoomed by. This was a nice change of pace, though seemed out of the ordinary. Although the ending was very pessimistic, I liked the feeling of closure and the surprise that Evelyn did actually get shot and died. I am used to the typical good guy gets away endings. The plot was complex which was a benefit to the slow pace and keep me thinking. In my opionon, the ending does actually come together pretty well, even though it is a little twisted.