"Chinatown" is relentlessly pessimistic, and not just in the ending . . . its probably the definitive Neo-Noir. We should all be grateful Polanski forcibly altered the finale to what it is now because anything else would be unacceptable.
This review of Chinatown (1974) was written by Alec B on 13 Apr 2014.
Chinatown has generally received very positive reviews.
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