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The Two Jakes (1990)

R 08/10/1990 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance 2h 17m
60%
User
Score
6.1/10
63%
56/100

They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money.

Overview

Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.

Jack Nicholson

Director

Robert Towne

Writer

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Top Billed Cast

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

J.J. "Jake" Gittes

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Julius "Jake" Berman

Meg Tilly

Meg Tilly

Kitty Berman

Madeleine Stowe

Madeleine Stowe

Lillian Bodine

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Cotton Weinberger

Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades

Mickey Nice

Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

Chuck Newty

David Keith

David Keith

Det. Lt. Loach

Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

Earl Rawley

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Media

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Reviews

A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

Written on August 4, 2022

**It's good, it doesn't seem as bad as many says, but it's also far from the quality of the original movie.**

I loved _Chinatown_ and was very curious to see this film, notoriously less famous and less recognized. I was curious to see to what extent this would be a consequence of the widespread ill-fame that hangs, more or less justifiably, over the sequels of good films. What I can now say, after having seen it, is that I can understand why it has fallen into a certain oblivion: in fact, it is not a very interesting film, and it is very far from having the quality that we found in _Chinatown_, even if he tries to do it and manages to have a certain merit. Honestly, there are far worse sequels out there, and this movie still has its value.

This time, the director's chair fell into Ja...

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on November 4, 2022

I kept looking out for Anne Bancroft, or - indeed anyone who could inject a little class into this really rather dreary vehicle for Jack Nicholson. Reprising his "Gittes" role from "Chinatown" (1974) he finds himself embroiled in a murder mystery that leaves him unsure who he can trust as he tries to get to the truth and stay alive! Yes, that's the gist - hardly novel, is it? What could have helped it would have been better writing and a more compelling contribution from the star. As it is, he is going through the motions - accompanied by a pretty lacklustre voice-over narrative - as the well-travelled noir-esque plot gradually unfolds - and I do mean "gradually"! Nicholson directed this plodder too, and perhaps that also explains why this is such a dud. Nobody was taking an objective view...

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