Chinatown (1974)

Rated R

 

Runtime: 2 hours and 10 minutes

 

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller and Crime

 

Director: Roman Polanski

 

Writer: Roman Polanski and Robert Towne

 

Actors: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young and John Huston

 

Budget: $6,000,000

 

Box Office: $29,206,388

 

Positives:

• Exceptional screenplay

• Good performances

• Cool and unique world build up

• Brilliant music score

• Great mystery clues

• Impressive sound effects

Negatives:

• Not expecting the gruesome moments

• A little long

Overall Verdict:

Story 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (8)

Character 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (8)

Dialogue/Diction 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (8)

Pacing/Timing 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4)

Background/Sets 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4)

Background Music/Audio 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4)

Camera/Cinematography 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4)

40/50 8.0/10