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, twenty-four year-old Emma (Bojana Novakovic), is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the target.
It's also good to see Mel Gibson back in front of the camera after directing for a number of years.
It is also great to see the actor take on the slightly lose cannon unhinged roles again, roles that made him famous with the likes of the 'Lethal Weapon' series and the Mad Max series, and this return includes an over the top growling Mel Gibson in Edge of Darkness, which is always a treat..
Still the returned vehicle for Gibson is an un involving slow drama, that manages to never gets off first base and has a laboured feel to it, similar to Gibson's other drama 'Ransom' which was intense without the tension.
It is also great to see the actor take on the slightly lose cannon unhinged roles again, roles that made him famous with the likes of the 'Lethal Weapon' series and the Mad Max series, and this return includes an over the top growling Mel Gibson in Edge of Darkness, which is always a treat..
Still the returned vehicle for Gibson is an un involving slow drama, that manages to never gets off first base and has a laboured feel to it, similar to Gibson's other drama 'Ransom' which was intense without the tension.
A return to form as such for its lead, but a by numbers thriller that never really gets going.
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