An interesting sequel

I actually already saw this movie but since it was a while back and since I had this movie on DVD, I was quite eager to check it out again. From the very beginning,'Chinatown' was in fact supposed to be a trilogy but since the production on this sequel was rather difficult and since it turned out to be pretty much a flop when it was released, I guess we'll never see this 3rd and final installment. Well, I really loved 'Chinatown' and even though this sequel never reached the level of its predessor, I thought it was still an interesting movie. Indeed, even though Jack Nicholson was obviously not as good as Roman Polanski as a director, I thought he was still competent enough. The biggest issue, in my opinion, was that the story didn't work so well. I mean, it didn't help that 'Chinatown' had one of the best screenplays ever written but, even though they came up with another similar tale about money, power and murder, I was never really convinced by the damned thing. Among other things, I think it was a mistake to keep referring to what happened in 'Chinatown'. Furthermore, this time around, instead of one femme fatale, they gave us two femmes fatales but neither Madeleine Stowe or Meg Tilly managed to reach the level of the mesmerizing Faye Dunaway, especially Stowe who gave here one of her weakest performances. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, I still think it was a decent neo-noir feature and I believe it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.