Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 01/29/2010 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated R for strong bloody violence and language Running Time 108 Minutes Genre Drama, Action,Crime Director Martin Campbell Writer William Monahan, Andrew Bovell Cast Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Shawn Roberts, Bojana Novakovic, Frank Grillo, Gbenga Akinnagbe Studio Warner Bros |
EDGE OF DARKNESS (2009)
SYNOPSIS
“Edge of Darkness” is an emotionally charged thriller
set at the intersection of politics and big business.
Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is a veteran homicide
detective for the Boston Police Department and a
single father. When his only child, 24-year-old Emma
(Bojana Novakovic), is murdered on the steps of his
home, everyone assumes that he was the target. But
he soon suspects otherwise, and embarks on a
mission to find out about his daughter’s secret life and
her killing. His investigation leads him into a
dangerous, looking glass world of corporate cover-
ups, government collusion and murder – and to
shadowy government operative Darius Jedburgh (Ray
Winstone), who has been sent in to clean up the
evidence. Craven’s solitary search for answers about
his daughter’s death transforms into an odyssey of
emotional discovery and redemption.
--©Warner Brothers
“Edge of Darkness” is an emotionally charged thriller
set at the intersection of politics and big business.
Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is a veteran homicide
detective for the Boston Police Department and a
single father. When his only child, 24-year-old Emma
(Bojana Novakovic), is murdered on the steps of his
home, everyone assumes that he was the target. But
he soon suspects otherwise, and embarks on a
mission to find out about his daughter’s secret life and
her killing. His investigation leads him into a
dangerous, looking glass world of corporate cover-
ups, government collusion and murder – and to
shadowy government operative Darius Jedburgh (Ray
Winstone), who has been sent in to clean up the
evidence. Craven’s solitary search for answers about
his daughter’s death transforms into an odyssey of
emotional discovery and redemption.
--©Warner Brothers
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Mel Gibson is back on the big screen in Director Martin Campbell’s full length version of his British sitcom,
Edge of Darkness. Gibson has not been in a movie since 2003, The Singing Detective and is better
remembered for his 2002 lead role in M. Night Shyamalan’s, Signs. In this Drama/Thriller Gibson plays
Detective Thomas Craven, a bereaved father who is trying to uncover the reason his daughter was
gunned down on his front porch. Convinced he was not the target, Craven begins investigating his
daughter’s role at Northmoor, a research company connected with the government. The movie starts
with a ‘BANG’ but it shortly fuses out by the second act. Director Martin Campbell, obviously intended for
Gibson to look like the little guy battling the big bad government agency; but instead, Gibson comes off
looking short and dumpy next to the extremely tall actors. The movie is way too long and seems stuffed
with too many conspiracies. Audiences will be bored after the first 30 minutes and even the few fight
scenes won’t be able to keep their interest.
Edge of Darkness. Gibson has not been in a movie since 2003, The Singing Detective and is better
remembered for his 2002 lead role in M. Night Shyamalan’s, Signs. In this Drama/Thriller Gibson plays
Detective Thomas Craven, a bereaved father who is trying to uncover the reason his daughter was
gunned down on his front porch. Convinced he was not the target, Craven begins investigating his
daughter’s role at Northmoor, a research company connected with the government. The movie starts
with a ‘BANG’ but it shortly fuses out by the second act. Director Martin Campbell, obviously intended for
Gibson to look like the little guy battling the big bad government agency; but instead, Gibson comes off
looking short and dumpy next to the extremely tall actors. The movie is way too long and seems stuffed
with too many conspiracies. Audiences will be bored after the first 30 minutes and even the few fight
scenes won’t be able to keep their interest.
By David Ladd