Jack Nicholson returns as private eye Jake Gittes in this atmospheric Chinatown follow-up thats hit uponthe elusive sequel formula for somehow enhancing a great original(Mike Clark, USA Today ). Much has changed since we last saw Jake. The war has come and gone; 1948 Los Angeles teems with optimism and fast bucks. But theres one thing Jake knows hasnt changed:Nine times out of ten, if you follow the money you will get to the truth.And thats the trail he follows when aroutine case of marital hanky panky explodes into a murder thats tied to a grab for oiland to Jakes own past.