After the war, L.A. private eye Jake Gittes is hired by realtor Jake Berman. He proves the infidelity of Berman's wife Kitty and sets up a way for her to be caught in the act. At the rendezvous, Berman shoots the co-respondent who turns out to be his business partner. Gittes finds himself in the middle of a complicated web, under pressure from all sides for a wire recording of the fatal encounter. He then realises that the land the partners were developing was once an orange ... (Full plot summary below)
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After the war, L.A. private eye Jake Gittes is hired by realtor Jake Berman. He proves the infidelity of Berman's wife Kitty and sets up a way for her to be caught in the act. At the rendezvous, Berman shoots the co-respondent who turns out to be his business partner. Gittes finds himself in the middle of a complicated web, under pressure from all sides for a wire recording of the fatal encounter. He then realises that the land the partners were developing was once an orange grove connected with a case that he has never quite gotten over.
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| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonThe Two Jakes is the best Chinatown sequel anyone could reasonably expect, and it's very much worth a look. |
| Capital Times (Madison, WI)Rob ThomasOf course it's no "Chinatown," but it is satisfyingly moody and atmospheric. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's an exquisite short story about a mood, and a time, and a couple of guys who are blind-sided by love. |
| Chicago TribuneGene SiskelThis is a worthy successor to Chinatown - full of ecological and geological insights into Los Angeles history that recall Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald and give a view of southern California that could have been conceived only by a native. |
| Slant MagazineJeremiah KippThe Two Jakes allows Nicholson to reprise one of his most memorable characters as a way of seeing whether he's still got it. |
| EmpireMat SnowThe Two Jakes is well-acted and looks fabulous, cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond paints it eerily bright and shiny. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonNicholson's turn as Gittes is enjoyable, but it never quite feels like the same man from Chinatown. Yet The Two Jakes is admirably dense in a manner that's satisfying rather than frustrating. |
| Los Angeles TimesSheila BensonThe Two Jakes is competent and watchable. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatPoints out that we may think we're done with the past but it almost never is done with us. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkRobert Towne's screenplay is less opportunistic than many of his efforts in recent years, although it still contains moments designed merely to shock or titillate. |
