Anyone else think Jeff Bridges was miscast?

Yes, somewhat.

Back in the 80's.. Jeff would play a certain kind of character.
Hard to pin down.. Understated.. causious, abit offbeat even wierd.
So he was cast in a number of movies with that in mind.
He was the only actor I can remember that had a 'wooden' face with emotions.
But, in most movies he pulled it off... But in some, specifically this one.. there were many other actors who might have played it much better...

The 80's was wierd in a way.. many actors who did good didn't do so after that decade.. and the music, as many comments have stated, it pigeon=hole dates it so much.

I find that performance just unbelievably creepy. Rare performance of a sociopath where I actually think "that guy's 100% dead inside". his alien in STARMAN had more humanity than Jack Forrester.

Perfect! Like the tennis pro said, he was a master manipulator.

Though as a Yankee fan, I hate the Red Sox, I think BoSoxrule gets it right. Many sociopaths are quite charming and personable. They often use this to their advantage when dealing with victims. (Not all sociopaths are killers. Others are con men or just jerks in the workplace.) That's what Jack does. He seduces Teddy, who is convinced he is innocent perhaps because she slept with him and fell in love with him.

Look at Ted Bundy. He had the face of a choir boy and great manners. And he raped and murdered over two dozen women.