ThiefHott Too much of everything

GamerTab That was an excellent one.

XoWizIama Excellent adaptation.

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.

Leofwine_draca JAGGED EDGE is a pretty decent '80s thriller that mixes two genres to good effect. The film kicks off with a nastily memorable opening sequence in which a woman is knifed and murdered on her bed by a masked psychopath. From this point in, we're in BASIC INSTINCT territory, as a defence lawyer grows close to the murder suspect while detectives strive to make sense of the crime.The second half of the production moves into courtroom drama territory and at this point it really picks up with some quietly gripping scenes. It's not as gripping as the classics of old (for instance, BOOMERANG!, a film noir starring Dana Andrews that I recently watched) but it certainly does the job in keeping you watching.The film is well cast, with Glenn Close as the protagonist and not the bunny boiler (FATAL ATTRACTION did typecast her in the eyes of the public). Jeff Bridges plays it mysteriously, but it's the supporting cast where this really shines: Robert Loggia steals every scene as the foul-mouthed ally, Peter Coyote is a hard-headed rival, and there are minor roles for '80s favourites James Karen and Lance Henriksen. JAGGED EDGE manages to keep the tension going right until the final, fumbled reveal.

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!)

kai ringler A man discover's his wife and maid have been murdered, an investigation ensuses and sooner rather than later he is deemed the main suspect and Is hauled in for the crime. he enlists the help of a pretty young lawyer who he eventually falls for,, the two get close,, and she let's her emotions run wild, and cleary she falls for him while defending him against the charges that he brutally murdered his wife,, apparently though his wife was cheating at the time,, and her boyfriend turns up dead later, on, but there is more to this than we think as the lawyer's assistant's dig up more information on her and the boyfriend,, classic edge of you're seat thriller , that will keep you guessing until the end.

bandw Jack Forrester (Jeff Bridges) is accused of the brutal murder of his wife. He hires Teddy Barnes (Glenn Close) to defend him. Barnes used to work for the district attorney, but quit after having regretfully participated in a prosecution where the DA withheld evidence.In the first scene we are treated to a front row seat to witness the murder. All right, I realize that it's important for the initial scenes to capture your attention, but I don't need to be hit over the head with a two-by-four. The music is so over the top, and the murder so disgusting, that I quickly realized that subtlety was not to be a hallmark of this movie.The story ultimately devolves into a sub-par courtroom drama. The usual quota of surprises are supplied, like Jack's not revealing a crucial event that, being as smart as he was portrayed to be, he had to know would come up. Events are tossed in to purposely mislead and they are so obvious that you know that they are there to mislead.Bridges and Close go through their paces in performances that are lackluster. At least Close is called on to look indignant or frightened on occasion, but Bridges is hardly called on to do anything but deliver his lines. Peter Coyote, as the DA, does seem to be trying and Robert Loggia, as a private investigator, adds some spark. I have nothing against profanity in movies, but Loggia's using the F-word at every opportunity seemed completely gratuitous.This would hardly qualify as a decent episode of "Law and Order."