Edge of Darkness
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55 out of 100

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6.7 out of 10

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  • Starring: Danny Huston, Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone
  • Summary: Edge of Darkness is an emotionally charged thriller set at the intersection of politics and big business. Thomas Craven is a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department and a single father. When his only child, twenty-four year-old Emma, 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, 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 Bros.)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 34
  3. Negative: 3 out of 34
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    80
    An intense Mel Gibson performance anchors this brutally effective crime thriller.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    75
    Campbell’s film offers not surprises, exactly, but craftsmanship and low, brute, cunning satisfactions.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    60
    In Hollywood, all is forgiven if you can deliver the goods. On-screen, at least, there’s little difference between this Gibson and the one we remember from earlier films like “Ransom” and “Payback.”
  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Joe Williams
    38
    Here most of the punishment is inflicted on the audience, which gets nailed to a cross of boredom.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 47
  3. Negative: 4 out of 47
  1. JustinP.
    10
    when I heard about this movie I knew critics would oh so predictally do everything in their power to find its flaw... but this movie punches you in the gut repeated times until awarding you with a somewhat happy ending.... girlier critics are bashing this movie because in the end it turns into a die hard kind of thing... maybe they were expecting a big romantic moment where mel gibson kisses the bad guy in the end??… Expand
  2. Leif
    8
    You realize how much as an audience we have missed the volatile intensity of Gibson and his ability to elevate over-plotted genre material into something genuinely engaging. Assisted by a privately amused Ray Winstone who works as a detached counterpart to Gibson's grief stricken Boston cop.… Expand
  3. Tss5078
    7
    Edge of Darkness is a dark and gritty crime thriller, based on a 1986 British Mini-series of the same name. The story was actually pretty good, filled with twists, turns, crosses, and double crosses, but the problem was that it was all too familiar. Murdered daughter, angry father looking for justice, Mel Gibson on a crazy rampage....and why are these things always in Boston? Does Hollywood have some secret underground bet about who will have the worst accent? That being said, Gibson, (minus the accent), was terrific. Say what you will about him as a person, but when it comes to a dark, action thriller, there is still no one better than Mel Gibson. His character was very reminiscent of Porter in Payback, intense, strong, and smart as a whip. As I said before, this is a good story, made even better by Gibson, but it's a familiar story that's been done to death! Edge of Darkness is very entertaining and has some nice twists, but ultimately it's not much different from a dozen other films with a similar tagline.… Expand
  4. RogerR
    4
    Worst movie I've seen in a long time. Very bad acting from Mel Gibson.

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