The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes

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  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
  • Release Date: 1990-08-10
  • Runtime: 137 minutes
  • : 5.9
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
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5.9/10
5.9
From 224 Ratings

Description

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.

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  • CinemaSerf

    5
    By CinemaSerf
    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 of what we were seeing, the pace at which the story was developing and the sheer predictability of it all. He has assembled a sturdy cast - Harvey Keitel and Eli Wallach amongst them, but they have precious little to work with beyond the stereotypical roles we would expect - there is virtually no character depth or development here at all! Simply, it is nobody's finest work and a very pale imitation of the first outing for this grizzly PI. It does look good, but I reckon it's only just about fine for the television on a wet winter's evening.

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