The Two Jakes (Special Collector's Edition)

The Two Jakes (Special Collector's Edition)

The Two Jakes (Special Collector's Edition)
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Actor: Faye Dunaway, Jessica Z. Diamond, Jr. Paul A. DiCocco, Rebecca Broussard, Sue Carlton
Brand: Paramount
Cinematographer: Vilmos Zsigmond
Composer: Van Dyke Parks
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); French (Original Language); Portuguese (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Portuguese (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 137 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-06
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Paramount

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Movie Review: Attention must be paid
Summary: 4 Stars

Dismissed by critics and audiences upon its initial release in 1990, the Two Jakes has more or less faded into obscurity while the film that inspired it remains a big part of the American cultural fabric. Perhaps the fault is not entirely Nicholson's--the themes of movies like the Godfather and Chinatown lent themselves a lot better to the more introspective and brooding methods of the 70's.
Mind you, the Two Jakes is also brooding and introspective, but it is also sloppy and inept in the key places. Where Chinatown had a clear and focused narrative throughout, The Two Jakes drags its feet for a dangerously long time and far too many of the scenes are either redundant or awkward. Chinatown moved at a deceptively leisurely pace, following Gittes around the city. Nicholson tries to emulate this in his role as director, but the chief impression is not of revelation(as it was in the previous film) but of a private investigator running errands. This is due in part to the films notorious production history, but is exacerbated by the unfinished script coupled with Nicholson's lack of experience in the most important seat of filming.
In spite of many of these failings, The Two Jakes manages to be a surprisingly enjoyable film even if it doesn't convey the sense of despair of its predecessor. There are fine performances from Keitel and Nicholson and the cinematography is perhaps the most beautiful I've ever seen, giving Los Angles of the 1940's a crisp and optimistic look which befits the prevailing attitude of the time. While Nicholson fails to give the film the tremendous narrative force of Chinatown, he does manage to offer further insights into both his character and his character's past and effectively ties the film up in a surprisingly restrained ending.

Summary of The Two Jakes (Special Collector's Edition)

Jack Nicholson returns as private eye Jake Gittes in this atmospheric Chinatown follow-up that's hit upon "the elusive sequel formula for somehow enhancing a great original" (Mike Clark, USA Today).Much has changed since we last saw Jake. The war has come and gone; 1948 Los Angeles teems with optimism and fast bucks. But there's one thing Jake knows hasn't changed: "Nine times out of ten, if you follow the money you will get to the truth." And that's the trail he follows when a routine case of marital hanky panky explodes into a murder that's tied to a grab for oil--and to Jake's own past.
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 Jake of 1948 is still haunted by the tragic events of the earlier film. While investigating a case involving adultery and questionable land dealings by an L.A. tycoon (Harvey Keitel as the other Jake), Gittes unexpectedly confronts a few old ghosts and discovers that the resource of choice in Southern California--one for which people die--is no longer water but oil. The film had a notorious production history, with Nicholson taking over the project from writer-director Robert Towne, and the dense plot can be difficult to follow. But if The Two Jakes doesn't measure up to the legendary status of its stylish predecessor, the film does satisfy on its own terms and brings the events of Chinatown to a moving conclusion. Terrific work by Keitel and supporting players Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe, Eli Wallach, and Ruben Blades. --Tom Keogh

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