ChanBot i must have seen a different film!!

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

carlwyatt There is too much gratuitous sex.There is too much gratuitous sex.The climax, shot in half light, is confusing since four or five cops, DA's, killers, suspects, are wrestling around. Who's fighting with whom?Someone said it was a "Mess." In truth, it wasn't that good.The film was short on story. Friedkin like cars chases. "Jade" has 3. Uh, maybe 2. Uh, maybe 1. If you see this film, you'll quickly understand why I'm unclear about the chases. At least I know this: About 20% of the running time deals with cars in trouble and David Caruso violently swinging the steering wheel, yelling in fear, screaming in anger. Or is it the other way around?Of course, the sound editor used the stock horn sound, the one that echoes as it fades.I gave this a 1 because they don't allow negative numbers.In summary: "Jade" stinks.

jessegehrig Not really sexy. Shows actors pretending to have sex. The intent is to be exciting and the result is only dull. Not really gritty. Oh, they try to be gritty and raw and in-your-face, the result is instead silly. Jade was made, I'm assuming, to cash in on Basic Instinct's success , they are after all similar movies by the same people. Interestingly enough, for me anyways, both Jade and Basic Instinct share the same exact problem- they are boring. The characters in both movies are all clinically psychopathic, hate-filled amoral d-bags incapable of empathy or honesty, and people like that are boring- the gritty lives they lead and the raw in-your-face sex they have is boring. Jade is populated by flat dead-eyed characters whose motivations and words have no meaning, no weight, no power. Its not.

wes-connors A wealthy art collector (and admirer of world leaders Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Richard M. Nixon) is murdered in his San Francisco mansion. Due to repeated chops with a hatchet, there is an abundance of blood. Along with many pricey artifacts, the dead man has an amply supply of sex paraphernalia. His most prized possession appears to be a collection of his partners' pubic hair. Four hours later, red-haired assistant district attorney David Caruso (as David Corelli) is at a dance attended by still sexy old flame Linda Fiorentino (as Anna Katrina "Trina" Maxwell). He still longs for her, but she married best friend Chazz Palminteri (as Matt Gavin), a rich defense lawyer. Employed to investigate, Mr. Caruso finds a cuff-link at the murder scene. Curiously, he decides to withhold it from other collected evidence...The cuff-link is from "The Golden Bay Club" where Caruso and Mr. Palminteri are members. Also discovered is the murder victim's collection of pornographic pictures. Most importantly, there are photographs of California Governor Richard Crenna (as Lew Edwards) with a young prostitute. Caruso confronts Mr. Crenna with the dirty pictures and is threateningly told he has a future in State politics comparable to Jerry Brown - a line they must regret, as Mr. Brown is presently serving an historic term as Governor. Everything seems to come together in an intriguing web of sex, mystery and murder. But, by the end, "Jade" proves looks can be deceiving. This is a puzzle with pieces shoved into place, by director William Friedkin. He shows the usual skill with car chase scenes, but doesn't make this story coherent.***** Jade (10/13/95) William Friedkin ~ David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri, Richard Crenna

moonspinner55 Assistant District Attorney in San Francisco investigates when a shady art dealer is murdered. Director William Friedkin is on auto-pilot with this silly retread of "Basic Instinct", however the dynamics of the plot tend to draw you in against your better judgment. The car stunts are fabulous, most of the actors are sultry eye-candy, elfin-faced David Caruso is admirably commanding, but the plot doesn't bear close scrutiny. Friedkin's porny scenes (which played havoc with the film's rating) walk that cinematic line between being necessary and just being exploitive (see "Lipstick"...and just about every movie written by this film's screenwriter, Joe Eszterhaus). "Jade" isn't despicable, but it leaves the viewer in the uncomfortable position of shameful voyeur, and while this may be titillating to some, it doesn't sit well in retrospect. ** from ****