Bruce Townley (btownley@sirius.com)
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 08:00:52 -0800 (PST)
On Mon, 20 Dec 1999 at14:37 Martha Pennigar sent: Whoa there,
fellas
>Just exactly why do you, Kevin and Fred,
>think The Two Jakes is either better than Chinatown
in some ways or one
>of the most underrated PI films ever? It's been 9
years since I saw it,
>but I remember 2J as being pretty much a mess with
one of the most
>ludicrous and unbelievable plot twists (the daughter)
I've ever been
>handed to swallow. I also remember lots of half-baked
scenes between the
>2Js that seemed important but failed to jell in any
way as to their
>relevance or meaning, thus leaving this viewer
entirely irritated and
>clueless. I do also recall that Jack and Harvey
Keitel gave valiant
>performances and that the sets and photography were
gorgeous. And I'm
>aware of the problems before and during the filming
and how they might
>have impacted on the finished product. But--2J as
being in any way
>better than Ctown or a good sequel? Oh, no, I don't
think so.
Yeah, the above nicely summarizes my recollections and
reactions to the, shall we say, frustrating and disappointing
THE TWO JAKES. Thought Martha's comments were particularly
on-target when she pointed up the wonderful
<look> of the film, that some obvious care had been
taken with getting it right. Ah well, it <should> have
been so much better.
Bruce T. = btownley@sirius.com
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