Sexist at times. The characterization of all except the heroine is very flat and one-sided: all male characters are assholes, a party girl, an obnoxious professional, an overly attached girlfriend. The best part: when Alice says, "Home. I'm going home", and the cab driver says
We know as much as Jake, the private detective, and as little as Jake, the Casanova. The truth comes to the end, and in the end, it‘s all gone in the gun shot, in Chinatown, the little sin city. Jack Nicolson has a lot in his voice and smile. He’s a master of control.