Review of Jagged Edge (1985) by Mark B — 14 Jan 2010

One of the flagship murder mysteries of the 1980s was Jagged Edge, about a lady defense attorney, played by Glenn Close, who falls for the man she is defending, newspaper editor Jack Forrester, played by Jeff Bridges. Forrester has been accused of brutally murdering his powerful and wealthy wife.

It?s hard to complain about the plot, which includes a great little mechanism ? I won't give it away ? that helps our fair attorney finally solve the crime. It also has something rare to the big screen; some fairly believable court sequences. But few of the characters in "Edge" are likeable. Even Close's character is cool and distant.

The result is a good story with characters that we are keenly interested in, without really caring much about them. This is still a decent better murder mystery with the token twist that makes it all worthwhile.