ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

PodBill Just what I expected

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

areatw 'Jagged Edge' is exactly what you expect it to be - a well-made and adequately entertaining 'whodunit' mystery thriller, with a bit of romance thrown in to make things more interesting. The film does what you want it to do and nothing more.As a thriller, it's decent and certainly engaging enough to keep your interest throughout, but the very best films in this genre go one step further than expected. While 'Jagged Edge' has plenty of plot twists and interesting developments, there's nothing that will have you on the edge of your seat.'Jagged Edge' does what it says on the tin. It's another 'whodunit' that ticks all the boxes for a mystery thriller, but it fails to stand out or offer anything new to the genre.

Knox Morris Early morning. It's still dark. Rain plummets outside. The remains of a violent murder lay untouched. Detectives walk in and out of the building with coffee. This is the daily grind.This is the kind of atmosphere established in the first five minutes of Jagged Edge, a movie with a screenplay built like a thriller, textured like a noir, and laced with eroticism. For these reasons the movie is usually criticized as "manipulative," but this is actually why the movie works so well. No, as a critic I hate manipulative movies but if by the end I've realized that I MYSELF have been manipulated, even I know I have just seen a good (sometimes great) movie. We go to the cinema to laugh, cry, smile, and be sucked in the whole time. This is why Jagged Edge works. And no, this movie is not just about that. In fact, its more authentically perfect facet is in it's performances. Jeff Bridges underplays his character with such precision that throughout the movie you can't tell if he's a tortured soul or happy bastard, and this is all by his facial expressions. Glenn Close is just as excellent; she remains so perfectly womanly but her presence is like dynamite in a gasoline tank. She's conflicted & melancholy, despite not having much to be conflicted about, except the fact that returning to her job as a lawyer causes an emotional uplift in her life. One of the best scenes in the film is when the Bridges character storms out of his widow's room, and the camera lingers on Close for longer than usual. The sound of the rain cancels out everything. This is the personification of sadness. The director, Richard Marquand, knew that the sound would enhance the moment, but I doubt anyone knew how allegorical it is. Highly recommended for people who have ever thought about wanting to see a courtroom-drama remake of Body Heat directed by Brian De Palma. Be on the lookout for a Return of the Jedi poster, for which was also directed by Marquand.

MattyGibbs Jagged Edge is a glossy 1980's courtroom thriller about a man accused of murdering his wife. The lawyer he hires falls in love with him as she tries to clear him of murder. It is a simple plot and much of the enjoyment comes from trying to guess whether the husband is guilty or not. Both the leads Jeff Bridges and Glenn Close put in good performances especially Bridges who is all charm without ever seeming too innocent. Peter Coyote adds excellent support as the prosecuting lawyer. There are a few negatives, the courtroom scenes all seem a bit clichéd, clumsy and predictable and at times in the middle the film does lose momentum however the last half an hour is engrossing and pulls it back.I found Jagged Edge to be an entertaining thriller with a good pay off. Well worth watching.

AaronCapenBanner Jeff Bridges plays Jack Forrester, whose heiress wife Page is brutally murdered with a (jagged edged) hunting knife in their San Francisco beach house. Jack finds himself indicted for her murder, though maintains his innocence, and hires high-profile attorney Teddy Barnes(Glenn Close) to defend him. She at first is convinced of his innocence, since she finds herself attracted to his good looks and charm, and so tries to build the case that Page was having an affair with her Tennis instructor. However, a key piece of evidence(a typewriter) will play a devastating role in making her believe otherwise...Slickly made and well acted film is still unpleasant and mostly empty, leading to a conclusion that makes little sense, and is full of holes.(That Typewriter again!)