130 minute running time … normally I’d say it’s 30 minutes too long, but will make an exception for Chinatown because it’s one of the best movies of all time … I’ve seen it many times … it’s interesting that Towne wanted a happy ending and it was Polanski who insisted that it ends the way it does… Jack Nicholson was a great actor and this was probably his best role of all time. This is a John Farr reco and of course I second it. Green-go!