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Set more than a decade after the story in Chinatown, this 1990 sequel brings Jack Nicholson back to the screen as L.A. private detective Jake Gittes. Older, fatter, worn, and frustrated, the ...( read more 
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MCT:June 5, 2008Jack Nicholson revives the Jake Gittes myth in this minor but decent follow up to the legendary Chinatown. it keeps the twists and intricate schemes of the first. but the romantic, unnerving and disturbing touch is lost.
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MCT:May 3, 2008THE TWO JAKES (1990)
directed by Jack Nicholson
starring Jack Ncholson, Harvey Keitel, Meg TillyJack Nicholson is not Roman Polanski but I was well surprised by his talent as a director with The Two Jakes a complementary sequel to the 1974 classic, Chinatown. This one takes place 11 years after the first movie and follows Jake Gittes, once again, as he is hired to spy on a cheating wife. Things turn bad when the husband kill his friend, the one sleeping with his wife. Jake digs under the surface and discover there might be a conspiracy of some sort, he investigates to discover more secrets related to his past.Robert Towne wrote a pretty clever screenplay even if not everything seems totally useful until the very end. Its complex and hard to follow cause there are too many characters but everything comes down together in the end.
Many people believe this film didnt need to get made cause with a first opus called Chinatown you certainly dont need a sequel. What movie does in the end ??? They are up to Saw IV so there is nothing wrong with The Two Jakes. Of course its not as good as Roman Polanski's film but who expected it to be ? Jack Nicholson did a surprising job directing this film sometimes hurting his acting but still Jack in lesser shape is still a great Jack. Harvey Keitel is as good as himself, nothing special about his performance. Meg Tilly, was pretty awesome though, they made her look like Faye Dunaway from the first film and its quite effective. Madeleine Stowe, who I always believed wasnt really talented is annoying here one more time, wrongly cast - as I wouldnt cast her in anything.
There is one scene that bothered me though. The Madeleine Stowe character comes to Jake to have him handing her the tape with the evidence of the cheating and murder of her husband - the one that was sleeping with the woman earlier in the film - and it all turns out awkward when for no apparent reason - with no real further development in the film - the scene becomes oddly pervish without explaination. There is some kind of tone rupture here and it could have easily been cut out of the film.
The Two Jakes is interestingly edited and shot. The camera moves pretty well and I like how Nicholson pays attention to details. If you think people are smoking way too much in this film, think twice cause it all makes sense in the end. It could have been shorter cause have developped faster but its a sweet surprise. I recommend.
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MCT:April 9, 2008Suffered from being compared to Chinatown, this is a great piece of noir filmmaking. A great ensemble cast and an excellent story help make the continuing adventures of Jake Gittes really entertaining.
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MCT:January 25, 2008Lots of fun, actually. A very enjoyable, if not quite necessary, sequel to Chinatown. I hope they finish the trilogy before Nicholson dies.
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MCT:December 8, 2006
Really just a cheap popcorn spin-off from Chinatown - adds nothing to the original, but any film would suffer from a comparison to that classic
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MCT:November 23, 2006
what can i say? it wasn't as good as chinatown, but it was still alright and was definately a competant sequel. perhaps if polanski directed this one, it would have been better, but hey, it's still worth a look see.
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MCT:October 27, 2006I have no idea whether I want to see this or not, I have heard mixed things and it's a sequel to a masterpiece.
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MCT:September 11, 2006
Great movie... totally great movie... i love it... some people hate it and say it didn't need to get made, but i love The Two Jakes and i'd love another movie that takes place now...
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MCT:July 20, 2006
A dissapointing sequel to the classic "Chinatown". While the acting was good and the directing was solid but the story wasn't that compelling, it became slow-paced and a little dull at times.
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