The 1974 neo - noir film Chinatown was written by Robert Towne and directed by Roman Plonaski. This film displayed many characteristics of a film noir. For example, the plot of this story could be considered part mystery and part psychological drama. This film takes place in L.A. in 1937. Some woman hires a private investigator named J.J. Gettis (played by the one and only Jack Nicholson). This woman, who claims to be Evelyn Mulwray, (played by Diane Ladd) is concerned that her husband, Hollis Mulwray, is cheating on her and she hires Gettis to spy on him and confirm if he is cheating on her or not.
Gettis follows Hollis Mulwray and catches him with a young woman. Gettis photographs Mulwray with this young woman and publishes it in the local newspaper. However, these photographs cause a great conflict. The woman who originally hired Gettis and claimed to be Evelyn Mulwray was not actually Evelyn Mulwray. To Gettis's surprise, the actual Evelyn Mulwray shows up at Gettis's office with her lawyer. She sues Gettis for publishing absolutely false and ridiculous information. Gettis faces the difficult task of figuring out who really hired him so that he can protect his reputation.
Gettis ends up trying to find Mulwray so that he can talk to him about this situation. This does not happen at all as Gettis discovers the body of Hollis Mulwray in a reservoir. Gettis then visits Mulwray's wife to try and figure out what is going on. She ends up dropping the lawsuit against him and hires him to investigate her husband's murder. There are many twists and turns in this film and it keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat. In the end of this movie, there are many truths that are revealed that are very disturbing.
Overall, I really did enjoy this film. I thought it was very suspenseful and it always kept me guessing what was going to happen next. I would definitely recommend this film to anyone looking for a good suspense film.
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