Edge of Darkness

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. 

A return to form as such for its lead, but a by numbers thriller that never really gets going.

The Box

A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don't know.

‘The Box’ is a mixture of the weirdness of ‘Donnie Darko’ and the off key story telling of a David Lynch film. The film is full of odd ball characters, which builds to a conclusion which will alienate a number of viewers, but will be oddly satisfying to many.  

On the back of the cult hit ‘Donnie Darko’ It is a nice surprise that director Richard Kelly has not gone straight Hollywood, and has made a mind bending follow up to his previous cult hit with ‘The Box’. The film will split audience but the many ‘ Donnie Darko’ fans will eat it up.

The film was not a massive success at the box office, but lets hope that Kelly will be able to continue to produce interesting movies sure as 'The Box' in the future, and will not be forced to default to the average Hollywood film makers of recent times.