(Director's Cut) Gripping thriller which impresses with its frenetic pace and seemingly impenetrable (excuse the pun) mystery. Our immersion in the events is heightened by Friedkin's snappy direction - a great example of how to cut straight to the heart of a scene and leave early. Style is often favoured over logic, leaving the viewer to imagine what is going on rather than handholding them through it. The ending is rushed and doesn't truly satisfy, but the journey there is great entertainment.

Jade is an intriguing movie. Although the front cover suggests that this movie is an erotic thriller, the fact that David Caruso stars in this film as a detective makes it feel more like a crime drama mixed in with a little CSI. Although this film has some pretty sexy scenes, the gore that this movie provides by hatchet, car or harpoon can quickly ruin the sexy vibe you think you'll get from the film. Don't get me wrong Linda Fiorentino pushes the sex appeal just on her own.

Be David Caruso in "Jade." Oh, ok, I know exactly what you're talking about.

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Complete miss from Friedkin. Maybe I should watch the director's cut. I have never cared for Fiorentino or Caruso though.

(Director's Cut) Friedkin tries to make a gloomy, eerie mood piece of an Eszterhas screenplay and winds up with one of the strangest cop movies ever. That cover scene where the guy is eating out Linda Fiorentino? Kinda sexy.

I like this, probably more than it deserves--principally because Fiorentino is so sexy in it. It's no "Last Seduction," but Friedkin does a decent job at creating a noir atmosphere.

About the only things I remember from this film are that David Caruso looks like a nerd trying to be a stud and the little wooden box of pubic hair. Ewwww.