Jeff Bridges,
Glenn Close,
Peter Coyote,
Robert Loggia,
Leigh Taylor-Young
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In this hit thriller, a prosecuting attorney-turned-defense lawyer falls in love with a rich, charming client who's been accused of murdering his wife and her maid with a hunting knife. When an unknow... read more
DVD Release Date: May 2, 2000
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Flixster Reviews (183)
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June 15, 2007A great, tense and violent thriller as a laywer defends a man accused of killing his wife.....and starts to fall for him herself.
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April 1, 2007The whole selling point of this film at the time was it's "shock" ending. Which is so unbelievably predictable, a 2 year old could guess it. A waste of time.
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January 10, 2010Poor acting by some of the main characters made some serious parts funny. Even though I would not recommend anyone to see this movie I would re-watch it.
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November 22, 2009Very taut thriller, but it does have some rather large holes in the plot, and it does go too extreme and off the deep end. Jeff Bridges and Glenn Close to a terrific job, because of them I remained interested throughout.
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May 23, 2007i remember when i first saw this movie, about 20 years ago, i didn?t recognize the killer in the last scene. so i didn?t get it. someone had to explain it to me later.
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April 22, 2007A very great suspence thriller movie about a man who is on trial for murdering his wealthy wife. This classic 1985 film is one that will keep you on your feet. A great cast with excellent performances.
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November 20, 2006A newspaper article gave the ending away before I had a chance to see it on TV. That spoiled it. Joel, who hadn't read the article, picked the wrong murderer.
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September 27, 2006Cheesy Eszterhas thriller, but I liked the way Bridges walked the line throughout the movie. He has to play it both ways, and he made it work for me.
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August 9, 2006Good Lord, what a contrived piece of poo poo poo. Or could it be that the movie's 21 years old and its age shows in every line of ridiculous dialog...?
Critic Reviews
February 11, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety
February 11, 2008
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The wholesome cast completely obliterates the unstated perversities that have been this genre's reason for being. Full Review
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Like many entries into the genre, Jagged Edge works best when it's watched with a minimum of analysis. Full Review
December 15, 2010
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Slick and manipulative, Jagged Edge is nonetheless a vastly enjoyable psychological thriller due to the expert turns from Jeff Bridges, Glenn Close, and Robert Loggia, who won a Supporting Actor Oscar... Full Review
June 24, 2006
Time Out
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
September 19, 2005
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
An exciting "whodunit" that fits in with the sensational crimes reported in the tabloids. Full Review
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