 Director John Huston, who played Dunaway's father in "Chinatown", stated in a 1985 interview that he found her to be "quite extraordinary".Robert Evans, who produced "Chinatown", also described her as "extraordinary", and affirmed that "no one could've played her part as well".Stephen Rebello of "Movieline" wrote in a 2002 article, "Though fiercely modern, an ideal female analog for screen machos like Steve McQueen and the young Jack Nicholson, she also radiated the stuff vintage movie stars are made of.