{"id":1645,"date":"2006-10-27T10:40:05","date_gmt":"2006-10-27T17:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1645"},"modified":"2023-10-20T13:50:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T20:50:12","slug":"jagged-edge-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1645","title":{"rendered":"Jagged Edge (1985)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;If he didn&#8217;t do it, I&#8217;ll get him off.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-31198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Poster.jpg 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nFemale lawyer Teddy Barnes (Glenn Close) questions the innocence of the man (Jeff Bridges) she is defending on suspicion of murder.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Courtroom Drama<\/li>\n<li>Glenn Close Films<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Bridges Films<\/li>\n<li>Lawyers<\/li>\n<li>Murder Mystery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this popular &#8217;80s courtroom thriller is &#8220;absurdly written&#8221;, &#8220;too slick&#8221;, and &#8220;manipulative&#8221;. Nonetheless, it possesses a stand-out performance by Glenn Close (smart and savvy in her tailor-made suits), and enough plot twists to keep you guessing the entire time. It&#8217;s too bad screenwriter Joe Eszterhas &#8212; best known for <em>Showgirls<\/em> (1995) and <em>Basic Instinct<\/em> (1992) &#8212; insults his audience with inane dialogue (&#8220;He had a rap sheet as long as my dick&#8221;), a distracting subplot about legal ethics, and an unrealistic, <em>unprofessional <\/em>romantic relationship between Close and Bridges &#8212; because there&#8217;s potential here for something much better. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Romance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Romance-1024x557.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Romance-1024x557.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Romance-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Romance-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Romance-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Romance-1536x836.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Romance-496x270.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Romance.png 1825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Glenn Close&#8217;s sympathetic performance<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Close.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Close-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Close-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Close-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Close-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Close-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Close-1536x838.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Close-495x270.png 495w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Close.png 1827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many clever plot twists<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Still-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Still-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Still-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Still-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Still-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Still-1536x843.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Still-492x270.png 492w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Jagged-Edge-Still.png 1817w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. This is an enjoyable courtroom thriller, but certainly not must-see viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0089360\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/jagged-edge-1985\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If he didn&#8217;t do it, I&#8217;ll get him off.&#8221; Synopsis: Female lawyer Teddy Barnes (Glenn Close) questions the innocence of the man (Jeff Bridges) she is defending on suspicion of murder. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Courtroom Drama Glenn Close Films Jeff Bridges Films Lawyers Murder Mystery Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary notes, this popular &#8217;80s courtroom thriller is &#8220;absurdly written&#8221;, &#8220;too slick&#8221;, and &#8220;manipulative&#8221;. Nonetheless, it possesses a stand-out performance by Glenn Close (smart and savvy in her&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1645\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1645"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92639,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645\/revisions\/92639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}