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• Oh No!
  Written February 7, 2010

  WORST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN - I WANT MY MONEY BACK

  by pattyb123

  Please DO not waste your time or money on this movie. I had to keep telling myself it will get better, it NEVER did. The group of people I went with also felt the exact same way. The movie is very slow and has nothing that keeps your interested in the least bit. During the movie I counted a total of five people leave the theater and not come back. You know its a bad movie if I watch in jealousy to see if the people who left ever come back, which they didn't. PLEASE take my word for it and do NOT see this movie. I am usually a Mel Gibson fan but this movie is a real bust and I want my money back.

  • 13 out of 13 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written February 10, 2010

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    Totally out of this world

  by smileeasymoney20

  • 8 out of 8 found this review helpful.
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  Written January 30, 2010

  Edge Of Darkness is a restrained revenge/intriguer/crime drama.

  by Pseudobyte

  I was expecting a straight-forward revenge quest by a cop father robbed of his daughter but that isn't quite what this movie really is. Gibson is incredibly understated in this film (to his credit) which may bore some moviegoers who are more interested in the "Gimme back my son!" Gibson from Ransom. The death of his daughter is brutal with little to no cue to the audience (the trailer makes it plain that her death is the impetus of the film); very abrupt. What follows are a myriad of quiet character studies with some flashbacks but not much in the way of police procedure. Characters get introduced as Craven (Gibson) goes through his daughter's cellphone contacts. The director seems to have made a conscious decision to not make it simple for the audience to determine who is "bad" and who is "good" with the usual Hollywood flair of film scoring for effect. What threw me the most was the conspiracy angle involving shadowy government men. Ray Winstone steals the show as one of these men.

  • 6 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written February 1, 2010

  One of the better movies out right now

  by my_way

  Have seen several movies recently, and this move is one of the best.
  
  Mel Gibson rarely disappoints when he is called upon to deliver intense
  and focused anger. The story line is very good and has a little twist
  at the end, but a very satisfying ending. After all, it is a movie. So, you
  know that the bad guys will lose in the end.
  
  OK.. I'll admit it. I'm a big fan of Mel G. and the movies he's in or produces.
  Usually, there is a reason behind what he does or some sort of hidden
  or not so hidden message. In this movie, all that is a little bit obvious, but
  for those of us who understand what is going on, all too believable.
  
  To sum it up, a very enjoyable movie even for non conspiracy people, but
  those who are, even better.
  
  

  • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written February 27, 2010

  Better than expected

  by Dbl_G86

  I really liked this movie, it has a very good story even if it has been done before, good cast, and very good climax. I think it is one of Mel Gibsons best roles ever. Def a must see...I give it an 8/10.

  • 3 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written April 5, 2010

  FANTASTIC AND COMPELLING!

  by MovieQueenof Queens

  THIS WAS A FANTASTIC MOVIE! MEL GIBSON WAS HIS BEST YET. DONT MISS THIS ONE.

  • 4 out of 7 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written March 20, 2010

  Edge of your Seat thought-provoking suspense thriller

  by LizStarlet

  (preface- I'm a regular person, not a publicist or someone hired by a PR firm to write embellishing false reviews) .... (possible spoiler alert!!) .. I REALLY liked E.O.D. I thought this was going to be a typical revenge film just like 'Payback' but it was so much more. It was basically a suspenseful ride from start to finish about Mel's daughter being gunned down, and his plan to find her killers. throughout the film the story is well-done and paced, never leaves the viewer hanging, bored and out of the loop. It soon leads into an interesting path about his daughter's death being connected to the bs shenanigans of huge corporations who service the Government and will do anything no matter how evil, to protect their interests, and keep the contracts alive and the millions of dollars pouring in. As a viewer of this film, I asked myself numerous times, can this really happen? Would a gov't-funded corporation try to kill people who knew of their evil ways ?

  • 4 out of 7 found this review helpful.
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• So-so
  Written June 23, 2010

  by rockerdeva

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• I'm In
  Written January 18, 2010

  by josephrd

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• Must Go!
  Written February 2, 2010

  Edge of Darkness

  by rondog1951

  While there is nothing new to the "government cover-up/good cop/bad cop"genre, the Edge of Darkness is nonetheless powerful, suspenseful and artful. This film with all its unexpected twists and turns has breathed new life into this somewhat overdone genre and made it new again. Gibson is at his magnificent and passionate best.

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• I'm In
  Written January 19, 2010

  by Mr Hollywood

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  Written February 8, 2010

  Edge of Darkness

  by soothingsips

  Entertaining, little slow but picks up with interesting twists.

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  Written February 3, 2010

  Good

  by songman167

  It's good. Mel Gibson did a great job. The action scenes were really intense; at times it does keep you on the edge of your seat. The pace is slow at times, but keeps you into it. The ending is kind of weird. Overall, I'd say go see it.

  • 1 out of 2 found this review helpful.
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  Written February 1, 2010

  Edge of Darkness

  by fast movie tickets

  I enjoyed it very much. It will keep you on the edge of your seat. Some ladies may not like the violence however. Clever ending.

  • 1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
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• I'm In
  Written January 4, 2010

  by silentagent1

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