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.
The Two Jakes has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Two Jakes was released in 1990 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 101 reviews, giving The Two Jakes (1990) an average rating of 58%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 72%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 64%.
With a score of 58%, The Two Jakes is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1990, which stands at 58%.
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