The Two Jakes (1990)
After 25 years Chinatown (1974) finally got a sequel, this time directed by and staring Jack Nicholson with support from Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly and Madeleine Stowe. 11 years have passed since the events of the first film and when a usual divorce case goes wrong the past comes back to haunt Jake.
Having dealt with corruption in the water business this time it is the oil business in a plot that is fairly similar to the original and literally retreads some of the same ground. It took a long time for this sequel to turn up and some of the elements that rely on knowledge of the original might be expecting a bit much from the audience given the gap between films. Unfortunately the most interesting character, that of the other Jake in the title, does not get enough screen time or exploration of the issues he is dealing with.
3/5 an average sequel.
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