The Two Jakes
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: August 10, 1990 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
9
Negative:
1
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50
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
Robert Towne's screenplay is less opportunistic than many of his efforts in recent years, although it still contains moments designed merely to shock or titillate. Read full review
50
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Towne doesn't weave all the elements as deftly as before, and his political observations seem secondhand. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
What it lacks are the dramatic underpinnings and emotional core that made the original film an engrossing mystery as well as a cinema classic. Read full review
50
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
This oft-delayed sequel proves a jumbled, obtuse yet not entirely unsatisfying follow-up to Chinatown, rightly considered one of the best films of the 1970s. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleJudy Stone
The Two Jakes is an interesting movie and audiences are predisposed to warm up to Nicholson the actor, but they may not be so charitable to Nicholson the director. [10 Aug 1990]
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay Scott
The Two Jakes itself is less tragic than petulant, mired in a self-pitying remembrance of things past. [10 Aug 1990]
42
Portland OregonianTed Mahar
The film as a whole is simply an interesting and amusing mess. [10 Aug 1990]
40
Washington PostDesson Howe
At best, the movie comes across as a competently assembled job, a wistful tribute to its former self. At worst, it's wordy, confusing and - here's an ugly word - boring. Read full review
40
Wall Street JournalJulie Salamon
It's ended up a weak imitation of the original. [09 Aug 1990]
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