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ADDITION: Indicator Blu-ray (August 2021): Indicator have transferred Richard Marquand's Jagged Edge to Blu-ray. The Indicator is a vast improvement over the ten-year old Image Entertainment Blu-ray. The Indicator has about 40% higher bitrate, is on a dual-layered disc, flesh tones warm and get less orange, contrast is far more layered and the overall image is tighter. You can see the notable superiority of the UK transfer by toggling between the full resolution comparisons captures below.

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On their Blu-ray, Indicator offer the choice of a DTS-HD Master 5.1 surround or a linear PCM 2.0 channel track (both 24-bit) in the original English language. Jagged Edge surprisingly has a sparse few aggressive moments but there is some separation found in the courtroom, beach waves / wind and brief scene with horses. I couldn't identify strong differences between the Blu-rays but Indicator may have an edge (no pun) and does offer the stereo track option. The score is by the iconic John Barry (Inside Moves, The Whisperers, Boom, Deadfall, The Chase, Midnight Cowboy, Dances With Wolves and the Bond themes among his many credits) perfectly supporting the 'attack', 'tension', 'romance' and 'revelation' sequences. Indicator offer optional English (SDH) subtitles on their Region 'B' Blu-ray.

The Image Entertainment disc only had an SD trailer as a supplement. The Indicator Blu-ray, however, offers a Guardian interview with Jeff Bridges from 1990 for almost an hour. It runs to the film and is described as an archival audio recording of the legendary actor in conversation with critic Geoff Andrew at the National Film Theatre in London. There are also three new (2021) video pieces; 23-minutes with screenwriter Joe Eszterhas as he revisits one of his favorite scripts. It's called "Killer Business". We also spend 1/4 hour with editor Sean Barton who recalls his time working on the film and we get 10-minutes with musicologist David Huckvale analyzing John Barry’s score. There is an original theatrical trailer, radio spot and image gallery of promotional and publicity material. The package contains a limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Maitland McDonagh, extracts from archival interviews with director Richard Marquand, a look at the making of the film, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits.

Richard Marquand's Jagged Edge was part of a mid-80's wave of solid murder thrillers that had a romance angle - following after 1981's Body Heat, before Fatal Attraction (with Glenn Close contrastingly playing the 'murderous paramour') and Sea of Love while prefacing 90's efforts like Paul Verhoeven's Basic Instinct. This also could be viewed as a suspenseful courtroom drama as we spend ample time there with surprise revelations. It's certainly above-average entertainment and part of our neo-noir listing. Jagged Edge has strong performances from Bridges, Close, Coyote and Loggia. It's one of those film you love to tuck into - with twists and turns - adeptly realized by Marquand. So nice to see Indicator provide a real Blu-ray package in their usual complete fashion. Easily, it is the one to own. Absolutely recommended! 

Gary Tooze