Chinatown Review

So Jake (Jack Nicholson) is a private investigator in the 40's who specializes in marital investigations specifically cheaters. He is hired in the beginning of the movie to investigate Mr. Mulrey whose wife suspects him of cheating. In the end we discover he was indeed not cheating but protecting his wife's kid sister. The entire thing is super confusing however.
So obviously I loved Jack Nicholson because he's Jack Nicholson and can pull off any role, though this role seemed a bit boring and too tame for him. I was extremely confused the entire movie especially in trying to keep the characters straight. The writing was fantastic but I struggled because I believe the film was actually smarter than I was. Nicholson's character Jake was brilliant, he was always ahead of the investigation and had a natural instinct on the case which no amount of Criminal Minds episodes could condition me well enough to solve along side him. The film actually got my heart pumping and kept me wanting more the entire time. Even though I felt the ending was a bit unsettling and was dazed and confused for the better half of it yet I still felt a hungry connection to the case as well as the movie itself.
I give this film 4 out of 5 meatballs.