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From: don@axiom.UUCP (Donald F. Picard)
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Subject: Re: Jagged Edge (* SPOILER *)
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Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 20:34:43 EST
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Warning: the following is a MAJOR SPOILER to the plot of _Jagged_Edge_.
Read at your own risk.
















Maybe I missed something, but the major problem I had with the plot was
that we were supposed to believe that Jeff Bridges (I forget the character's
name) was supposed to have been "planning" this murder for 1 1/2 years.
How did he know so far in advance that the Tennis Pro would be fired from
the old club, come to work at the new club, meet up with Jeff's wife,
get involved with her, etc, etc ...  Did the plot hinge on this or not?
Was Jeff trying to implicate the Tennis Pro, or was the Tennis Pro just
"unlucky"?  It was not at all clear to me.  It was also not clear (as
has already been mentioned by others) that the person Glenn Close shot
was Jeff.  I think that it was supposed to be him.  At least I don't
think it was supposed to be ambiguous, whoever it was.

Another problem I had was that I did not think that there was enough
justification for the relationship between Glenn and Jeff and especially how
she was supposed to feel towards him.  Why didn't she turn Jeff in immediately
upon finding the typewriter?  Did she "love" him, and was she debating
not letting anyone know that Jeff was a murderer?  Why did she tell
Jeff that she had found the typewriter?  Would she have believed him
if he tried to explain it away?  What happened in her conversation with
her detective friend (the one that occurred right after she had called
Jeff) when she just wanted the "thank him for all he's done".  I must
have missed a moment there, because all of a sudden she became calm,
cool and collected.  Had she figured out what would soon unfold (ie:
Jeff coming over to kill her) and decided she did not need the detectives
help?

I think another problem is that the movie tried to be too many things
at once, so we just did not get the development we need.  I am sorry,
but I need more than I ride on some horses to convince me that a
professional lawyer would breech an unwritten rule of not getting
involved with the client.  Her morals and scruples seemed very important
to her, and I had a hard time believing she would throw them away
so casually.

All in all, I enjoyed the film.  It has been a long time since I have
seen an entire audience jump (although I confess that I don't go to
Friday the 13th part n slashers ...) and I sure felt a good deal of
suspense/tension.
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	Don Picard
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