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The Two Jakes

Mystery The sequel to Chinatown finds Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) investigating adultery and murder... and the money that comes from oil.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
"It's an exquisite short story about a mood, and a time, and a couple of guys who are blind-sided by love."  POS
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
"Jack Nicholson's impressive, convoluted and moody sequel to Chinatown" POS
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader
"This is a worthy successor to Chinatown - full of ecological and geological insights into Los Angeles history that recall Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald " POS
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
"An interesting movie and audiences are predisposed to warm up to Nicholson the actor, but they may not be so charitable to Nicholson the director" NEU
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USA Today
USA Today
"'The Two Jakes' turns out to be a surprisingly rich movie - if you're willing to spend 138 minutes on what is essentially a psychological study" POS
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The Wall Street Journal
"It's ended up a weak imitation of the original." NEG
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