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Jagged Edge

1985

Richard Marquand

Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, Peter Coyote, Robert Loggia ...

5.8

2,604

Mystery. Thriller 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.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'Jagged Edge' is supremely effective at what it sets out to do - toy with the audience (...) The performances are good and the plot is watertight (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Variety	"A well-crafted, hardboiled mystery by Joe Eszterhas, with sharp performances by [Jeff Bridges and Glenn Close]."	POS
United States	Sheila Benson Los Angeles Times	"It vanishes from the memory like an old grocery list, yet while you’re in it you’re caught"	NEU
United Kingdom	David Pirie Time Out	"This shows that a contemporary whodunit can still rivet sophisticated modern audiences without retreating into horror or camp"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The 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."	NEU
United Kingdom	Simon Braud Empire	"Joe Eszterhas conceives a winning formula, and this is perhaps his best film (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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