These days it is almost unheard of for a movie to keep you guessing until the last frame, but this one does, partly because Marquand plays it so beautifully straight.
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06/24/06
Jagged Edge (1985)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:22
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: After a wealthy socialite is found brutally murdered, her manipulative husband becomes the prime suspect. An attractive attorney takes his case, and their relationship quickly evolves into what on... [More]
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Glenn Close, Robert Loggia, Peter Coyote
Director: Richard Marquand
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Reviews for Jagged Edge
No cutting edge, but does keep you guessing.
02/11/08
Expertly conceived and executed.
02/11/08
Not a bad thriller, as far as thrillers that aren't very good, go.
04/01/03
No review available.
10/18/02
Instead of a compelling and tense movie, we get a disappointing exercise in Hollywood cliché.
01/01/00
The wholesome cast completely obliterates the unstated perversities that have been this genre's reason for being.
02/11/08
Top CriticNo review available.
07/26/02
An exciting "whodunit" that fits in with the sensational crimes reported in the tabloids.
09/19/05
No review available.
06/14/05
No review available.
02/18/07
Like many entries into the genre, Jagged Edge works best when it's watched with a minimum of analysis.
01/01/00
Top CriticSlick, unsatisfying silliness
08/26/04
The screenplay, by Joe Eszterhas, does what it can to throw up a smokescreen, but the audience will probably be well ahead of the story's final resolution.
05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
08/15/02
No review available.
07/25/05
No review available.
07/05/04
So-so thriller that's finally pretty unintentionally funny.
10/29/03
No review available.
06/12/07
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