Ok, decided to give it another try last night while I still have access on CBS All Access...
And found it kinda meh. I wouldn't say it's a bad film. As Ebert might say, it (seems to) effectively does what the filmmakers probably set out to do, but it also seems so lifeless and stuck w/ this...
I was admittedly tired and fell asleep (w/in maybe 15min) trying to watch it one time a couple months back on CBS All Access.
Seemed to get mixed reviews... though Roger Ebert seemed to like it well enough for what that's worth...
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-two-jakes-1990
I may...