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Review of by Andrew O'hehir for Salon.com — 14 Nov 1997

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But the greatness of Chinatown, unappreciated by my adolescent self, lies not in its cynical view of the California dream (that's too easy) but in its fatalistic, even tragic conception of America and indeed of human nature.

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This review of Chinatown (1974) was written by and published by Salon.com on 14 Nov 1997.

Chinatown has generally received very positive reviews.

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