Review of Chinatown (1974) by James H — 01 Apr 2011

Really boring Roman Polanski film from 1974 starring Jack Nicholson as a private investigator. I gave up after 45 minutes.

This review of Chinatown (1974) was written by James H on 01 Apr 2011.

Chinatown has generally received very positive reviews.

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