Jagged Edge (1985)
Richard Marquand
directs this court room thriller which stars Glenn Close and Jeff
Bridges. After sending the wrong man to jail while working as a
prosecutor a lawyer tries to redeem herself by defending a man she
feels is falsely accused.
A film like this lives
or dies on it's plot and unfortunately the plot here is on the weak
side as it relies on coincidence too much and strays too far beyond
the realms of believability. The twists at the end just do not stack
up in my opinion and having the lawyer fall in love with her client
is probably the biggest cliché of the genre. About the only good
thing in the film is the supporting role of the lawyer's investigator
for which Robert Loggia got an Oscar nomination but that provides
scant comfort.
2/5
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