Jagged Edge

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 unknown assailant gruesomely slays San Francisco newspaper heiress Paige Forrester (Maria Mayenzet), her ...more

Although its film noir plot turns prove somewhat unwieldy and its courtroom dramatics seem more than a little familiar, this early Joe Eszterhas effort works because of its well-drawn female protagonist, brought convincingly to life by the young Glenn Close. As principled former prosecutor Teddy Barnes, Close manages to embody her character's tangled professional, domestic, and romantic conflicts with the intelligence and warmth she brings to all but her most villainous roles. As for her ...more