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By Mat Snow (5) for Empire (3,446) on 21 Nov 2012

The Two Jakes is well-acted and looks fabulous, cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond paints it eerily bright and shiny…

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By Dann M (1,530) on 12 Oct 2012

It's definitely no Chinatown, the plot was a little messy, but it was well acted and some of the scenes were shot well…

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By Jeffrey M (946) on 11 Oct 2012

The Two Jakes suffers from what most sequels to highly successful and acclaimed films do, in that it relies too heavily on its predecessor,…

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By Olly H (260) on 12 Aug 2012

Eine nicht unbedingt notwendige fortsetzung von chinatown, die aber durchaus unterhält…

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By Brad G (899) on 22 May 2012

Fifteen years after Chinatown, Jack Nicholson returned to the hanky panky world of private detective JJ Gittes and decided to step behind the…

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By Matt D (1,411) on 12 May 2012

As many others have said, this is a disappointing sequel to the great Chinatown…

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By Cesar Z (18) on 11 May 2012

Not nearly as good as Chinatown but a beautifully shot, well acted effort. Slightly recommended…

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By Dionisis K (32) on 08 Apr 2012

The chinatown sequel couldn't b as harsh as the first one but still has Jack…

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By Robert B (2,055) on 09 Oct 2011

this rather convoluted sequel to the 1975 classic Chinatown is for sure not Chinatown! ;-)…

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By Tammi B (15) on 30 Aug 2011

The sequel to Chinatown is about Jake Gittes being older and fatter and content until a case involving murder by a cuckolded husband (the other…

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By Mike H (1,369) on 01 Jul 2011

There's nothing technically wrong with this movie. It's got a pretty good plot and the dialogue's well-written…

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By Nathaniel C (181) on 17 Dec 2010

Great Addition to Chinatown Film Noir par Excellence Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly & Madeleine Stowe are hillarious…

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By John P (2,089) on 17 Dec 2010

Great Addition to Chinatown Film Noir par Excellence Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly & Madeleine Stowe are hillarious…

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By Alex S (2,786) on 02 Nov 2010

Alright sequel, it will never be a classic like Chinatown but it's good for what it is…

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By Ricardo A (477) on 06 Oct 2010

Brilliant beginning. Really had me revved up and excited about the film. Loved the hand grenade scene…

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By Kevin R (2,184) on 13 Sep 2010

The Two Jakes, although no where as good as China Town, is a pretty decent film…

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By Thescarlatescu R (226) on 22 Aug 2010

Very interesting detective movie with a very young and hot Madeleine Stowe…

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By Jamie D (273) on 26 Jun 2010

What made Chinatown so phenomenal was it's twisting around of noir cliches that made it seem original, even in it's contrivity…

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By Kenneth S (525) on 01 Jun 2010

Just watching old movie when traveling... interesting plot. I did not watch Chinatown so I don't know who it worked out as a sequel…

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By Jeremy S (1,980) on 31 May 2010

I'll never understand why it was revistied so long after Chinatown. But it doesn't live up to Chinatown…

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