One of my least favorite stupid thrillers is Jagged Edge - but there was a whole slew of 'em in the 1980s.
Mine too! And believe it or not, I was hired to write JAGGED EDGE II. I kept resisting...courtroom dramas, while I like them, I can't write. But more importantly, my problem with the movie was Glenn Close's character; I just found her unprofessional. First, falling apart because she'd screwed up a case in the past; and then getting emotionally involved with a client.
But they kept coming at me to write the sequel, dangling Glenn Close, a major star at me (and very nice), and when I asked for impossible money; they agreed. Hardest thing I ever wrote, took forever to find my passion and interest in the piece, finally did, and my whole thrust was her character finding her professionalism again. Unfortunately, though I ultimately liked my script, I think I was more enamoured of the new characters I had created than the Close's. Needless to say, after a draft, we all mutually agreed to go our seperate ways. And that's why you never saw Jagged Edge II.