| Jagged Edge | | Cast : | Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges | | Director : | Richard Marquand | | Studio : | Columbia/Tristar Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | October 04, 1985 | | DVD Released Date : | February 03, 2004 | | Language : | English (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), Portuguese (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Chinese (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 07, 2005 | | Summary | Thrillers don't get much better... | Content
 | If you like intelligent thrillers, that are not made for an average audience age of 14, then this is a movie you might want to check out. Jeff Bridges gives a good performance. It's wonderful to see it on DVD.. |
| Rating | | | Date | October 07, 2004 | | Summary | Court room hokum but ok flick | Content
| Not as bad as BASIC INSTINCT but not as good as most court room flicks, JAGGED EDGE has the customary over the top violence and slick sex writer Mr Esterhaz peppers his slick screenplays with. Common to BASIC INSTINCT is the aim of keeping the punters guessing about who dunnit and whether HERO played by GLENNN CLOSE in some ludicrous shoulder padded power suits from the eighties will get back together with her estranged husband. Added is an unusually foulmouthed Robert Loggia. Basically its amoral rubbish with few gentleman in a sordid world of dog eat dog that will keep you awake but leave you with a sour aftertaste. Freud might point out to the writer that he seems to have some trouble with Daddy, didn't like Mummy much and California is a rich kids play pen where selfish people do what they can to get ahead, including sending innocent black men to gaol to get elected as DA. I went cycling and had a swim after this film. YUKKKK. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 01, 2004 | | Summary | Close Call | Content
| Jagged Edge is a notable thriller, and while it will more than hold your interest, some elements of the story are a bit problematic When a San Francisco socialite is brutally attacked and murdered, her publisher-husband, Jack Forrester (Jeff Bridges), is accused of the crime. Teddy Barnes (Glenn Close) decides to defend the charming, manipulative Jack, only to disregard legal ethics by having a torrid affair with him. With the help of private eye Sam Ransom (Robert Loggia), she takes on ruthless D.A. Thomas Krasney (Peter Coyote) who's using the case as a political stepping-stone and will do anything it takes to win a conviction. Rather infamous screenwriter Joe Eszterhas certainly knows the highs and lows of a lopsided career. He has gone from writing gems like Basic Insinct, to the mediocre at best...Sliver, to total trash that is Showgirls. I would put this particular story somewhere between Basic Instict (not as good) and Showgirls (not as bad) The way that Jack and Teddy get together seems a bit forced in my opinion. The ambiguity of Forrester's guilt or innocence throughout isn't as effective here and is foreshadowed too early for my tastes. Close gives a strong performance as Teddy, a woman torn between her judicial duties, and her attraction for her client. The forbidden affair component probably prepared her for her turn later on in Fatal Attraction. For his part, Bridges is Ok, but doesn't have the needed range to handle the duality of his character on a consistant level throughout the movie...The late Richard Marquand proves that you can direct a mega sci-fi epic, like Return Of The Jedi, and then take on a thriller like this. Clearly, he was going for a film that oozes the Hitchcock style, as a homage and not a mere rip off. Most of the film works--save for a few missteps and hiccups that I mentioned. The DVD doesn't have much on it, in the way of bonus material, save for a few production notes and the seemingly standard theatrical trailer. You can choose to watch the movie in either the full-screen, or, widescreen formats. Despite a few of my "issues", with Jagged Edge, I still recommend it. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 25, 2004 | | Summary | a comfortable favorite | Content
| I come back to this film quite a bit - it's a great way to pass a quiet afternoon or a sick day from work. Part of its appeal, I think, is the viewer's familiarity with the suspense/sourtroom drama genre. We know how these films go, and this one has all the elements: a handful of suspects, a conflicted defense attorney, a victim with a complicated past, and a likeable defendant on trial. The writing, acting and directing make these familiar materials into a particularly enjoyable film though, through their attention to detail and craft. If you enjoy watching real pros work their changes on a familiar
convention, you'll enjoy this entertaining suspense flick. |
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