Jade (1995)
When a prominent art dealer is found murdered, the man's death leads to an intriguing investigation steeped in sex, corruption and crime. District Attorney David Corelli gets assigned to the case and discovers that a key suspect is his ex-lover Katrina Gavin, a beautiful psychologist who has settled down with his old friend and peer. As Corelli gets deeper into the case, he uncovers dark secrets with far-reaching implications.
- William Friedkin
- Newt Arnold
- Hilbert Hakim
- B.J. Bjorkman
- Robin R. Oliver
- Joe Eszterhas
Rating: 5.4/10 by 264 users
Alternative Title:
Шлюха - RU
Jade - BR
Нефрит - UA
Jade - US
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 35 minutes
Budget: $50,000,000
Revenue: $9,851,610
Plot Keyword: adultery, call girl, san francisco, california, sexuality, blackmail, investigation, seduction, murder, serial killer, prostitution, erotic thriller
Well, this is trying to be an erotic thriller and it is trying to be neo noir... and it doesn't pull off either. It seems to be constantly confused about which way to go, never committing to either genre and not really merging them together very well. Which is pretty sad given that erotic thriller and Noir tend to mix nicely for the most part and can seemlessly transition. Jade didn't know how to mix them, and it couldn't decide which it wanted to be. So, in the end, it hints at both and falls flat in both.
