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... 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 the surface appears to be mutual love. Academy Award Nominations: Best Supporting Actor--Robert Loggia. [More]
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Glenn Close, Robert Loggia, Peter Coyote
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Glenn Close, Robert Loggia, Peter Coyote
Director: Richard Marquand
Director: Richard Marquand
Screenwriter: Joe Eszterhas
Producer: Martin Ransohoff
Composer: John Barry
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No cutting edge, but does keep you guessing. Full Review |
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A well-crafted, hardboiled mystery. Full Review |
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The wholesome cast completely obliterates the unstated perversities that have been this genre's reason for being. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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An exciting "whodunit" that fits in with the sensational crimes reported in the tabloids. Full Review |
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Slick, unsatisfying silliness
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So-so thriller that's finally pretty unintentionally funny.
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Taut legal thriller that really does keep the audience guessing.
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Your average thriller. Is he bad or is he good? Fine for a diversion.
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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. Full Review |
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Not a bad thriller, as far as thrillers that aren't very good, go.
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