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...hoping it's going to legitimize lesbian and gay rights. Universities have always been in the forefront of such changes as these," said Jake W. Veylupek, another Stanford gay activist...
...this point in a review it is customary to provide a little more detailed summary of the story, giving potential customers some concrete idea of what they're being asked to buy into. Well this time, forget it. What can be reported without hesitation is that there is another Jake, that he is played by Harvey Keitel, and that early in the film he catches his wife (Meg Tilly) in bed with his business partner and rubs him out. After that, you're on your own. In showing that what seems to be a crime of passion is actually...
...year is 1948, and in postwar Los Angeles, Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson, of course) is enjoying newfound prosperity at his old trade. For a private eye specializing in "matrimonial" cases, a fluid society with a rising divorce rate is bound to mean good times. But some things don't change. Once again a routine investigation of sexual hanky-panky leads Jake to the discovery of much larger depravities. In Chinatown it was the desire to control water in the San Fernando Valley that set the power elite at one another's throats; in The Two Jakes it is the desire...
Gittes' haunting memories are revived while working on a case for the film's other Jake, real estate developer Jake Berman (Harvey Keitel). Gittes is hired to procure evidence to prove that Berman's wife, Kitty (Meg Tilly) is having an affair. Gittes taps a motel room and arranges to have Berman confront his wife in bed with her lover...
Films that depend on strong personalities, as opposed to strong language and strong biceps, require talented actors. Nicholson easily meets those requirements. His portrayal of Jake Gittes is superb. Nicholson's screen presence is second to none, and The Two Jakes, with good reason, draws heavily upon it. The rest of the cast, particularly Stowe and Keitel, perform well under Nicholson's strong direction. The only performance that may appear a bit off center is Tilly's, but considering the cirumstances of Kitty Berman's life, it might be expected...