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  • Edge of Darkness
  • Opened January 29, 2010 | Runtime:1 hr. 48 min.
  • R
    strong bloody violence and language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says not for kids. Read More
  • As detective Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is investigating his activist daughter's murder he uncovers a corporate cover up along with government collusion that brings the unwanted attention of an agent whose job is cleaning up evidence of a crime.
  • Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Huston, Ray Winstone, Bojana Novakovic, Shawn Roberts
  • Director: Martin Campbell
  • Genres: Thriller, Police Detective Film, Paranoid Thriller

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Edge of Darkness Recent Fan Reviews

  • Oh No!

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

    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.

  • Go

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

    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.

  • Must Go!

    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.

Edge of Darkness Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 80
    The Hollywood Reporter | Michael Rechtshaffen

    An intense Mel Gibson performance anchors this brutally effective crime...

  • 75
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Though the experience is nerve-racking and cathartic under Campbell's skilled...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    I don't see Edge of Darkness as a great movie, or a particularly exalted one,...

  • 75
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    His (Gibson) slow-burn fury keeps the movie going, but not enough to invest us...

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