No less than 16 years after Polanski's masterpiece came this movie, this time directed by it's main star and Hollywood hero, Jack Nicholson himself. And although Nicholson's got some great supporting actors to work with and the setting is just right, you feel like something's missing that makes 'The Two Jakes' no less than a fun movie experience, though nothing quite more.
Again, PI Jake Gittes finds himself on what seems to be a simple case, until things get completely out of hand. This time, a client of his wants to catch his adultering wife, but before Gittes knows it has shot the guy she slept with. Things complicate when that guy turns out to be his business partner...
Slowly the truth unfolds unfolds, not unlike Chinatown actually, but this time it's not as exciting as the original, and the movie is way too long for it's own good.
All in all not a bad attempt with Nicholson in his so far last role as director. 6/10.
Again, PI Jake Gittes finds himself on what seems to be a simple case, until things get completely out of hand. This time, a client of his wants to catch his adultering wife, but before Gittes knows it has shot the guy she slept with. Things complicate when that guy turns out to be his business partner...
Slowly the truth unfolds unfolds, not unlike Chinatown actually, but this time it's not as exciting as the original, and the movie is way too long for it's own good.
All in all not a bad attempt with Nicholson in his so far last role as director. 6/10.