Product: The Two Jakes [VHS] (1990)
Rating: 5.0
A classic on its own
"The Two Jakes" is a fine film. Not just as a mystery, but as a touching second look at J.J. Gittes (Nicholson) years after the events of "Chinatown."Gittes is older, more melancholy, more self-reflexive. And Nicholson gives a touching, conflicted performance which reminds the viewer that he can still play characters who are not insane or homicidal.One of the few sequels that actually works.