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Edge of Darkness
U/A (INDIA)
2010
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Edge of Darkness
Positive Reviews
72
Negative reviews
34
Average Rating
3.0
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2.0
His slow burn fury keeps the movie going, but not enough to invest us in any justice beyond payback.
EW
3.1
My motto: No good movie is depressing.All bad movies are depressing.
Rogerebert
1.5
Its a middling comeback, tentative, wary of much, and a fascinating portrait of a Hollywood icon doing his best to tiptoe back into the audiences good ..
Austin Chronicle
1.9
The cobbled together cop drama leftovers are neither edgy, nor dark.
3.0
Its a deadly serious film, lacking some of the wit and droll characterisations which made the original miniseries more palatable.
Screen Daily
2.0
Its a middling comeback, tentative, wary of much, and a fascinating portrait of a Hollywood icon doing his best to tiptoe back into the audiences good ..
2.0
It lurches forward like a battered old Chevy being started in third gear.
Telegraph
3.8
A crime drama thats exciting in the moment and that lingers in the mind.
San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
Unlucky to miss out a Best Foreign Film Oscar, this moving war flick is a nerve jangling odyssey into the underground world.
2.5
Edge of Darkness should have been too.Instead its complicated and stupid, a waste of Mels considerable talents and worse, a waste of your time.
Cinema Blend
3.0
Most popcorn movies are designed to make us forget our troubles; this one is designed to make us forget his.
Ny Daily News
4.0
In a time when the films grossing the most are 3D, CGI monsters, it was a relief to see what is, essentially, a good old, well acted story. Other film ..
JoBlo
3.5
Oh, theres some action but its nothing compared to the film most people are expecting this to emulate: Taken.
Screen Rant
2.5
Though the conclusion is foregone, Canadian screenwriter David F. Shamoons script manages to extract suspense out of Poldeks ruthless, calculating nat ..
The Globe And Mail
3.1
Holland, shooting in confined spaces with little light, elicits taut performances from a strong cast.
Philly
2.0
The Spy Who Dumped Me is an action comedy withwell, it has action.
Philly
2.8
If seeing Mel do his Payback thing is your idea of good entertainment, be my guest this film delivers crowd pleasing action sequences, even if it fail ..
Sover
2.5
With the material improperly focused, the final product lacks momentum and direction.
ReelViews
2.0
The thrills are few and far between, and the rest of the movie consists of complex, but not particularly clever, dialogue.
Combust Ible Celluloid
1.0
Armed with Hollywoods most solemn warrant for payback, he unravels a conspiracy that extends to the highest levels of tedium and confusion.
Chicago Reader
3.8
Its a familiar story of vigilante at the center of Edge of Darkness but played with an acute awareness of what it is.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
...the 1985 miniseries stands up just fine twenty five years later. The feature film version will be forgotten in twenty five days.
2.5
Vertical Limit is about as silly as movies come, but the only thing that really counts is whether or not the action sequences are exciting.
Reel Film Reviews
1.5
If youre still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we sugges ..
Screen It
3.5
The films first sticking point is that its concerns are more Cold War than war on terror.Last years State of Play film expertly updated its source mat ..
Independent
1.0
Anyone expecting this film to honour (let alone improve on) the original 1985 BBC drama series on which it is based should look away now.
Independent
3.1
But watching Gibson in a revenge fantasy feeds all my needs for a bloodlusting B movie feast.
Rolling Stone
2.5
The story kicks off quickly, throwing us with Thomas into a swirl of dark emotions.
Shadows On The Wall
3.0
The View London Review out ofstarsRunning time:minsOscar nominated for Best Foreign Film and directed by Agnieszka Holland, In Darkness is based on a ..
View London
3.0
The climax is a doozy, with Huston providing the films best bloody moment.
News Day
3.8
Nevertheless, this remains a tough minded thriller that treats corporations and governments with the same sort of paranoia as 70s classics like The Pa ..
New York Post
2.5
No one watching Edge of Darkness will sweat the details; were here to ride the cinematic loop de loop.
Film Journal International ..
2.5
Perhaps perversely watchable might be the right term to describe the film.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.1
Nothing comes easy.He is neither a force of nature nor a wizard detective.
Boston
3.5
As they see it, its all our own fault.One of the series directors was Martin Campbell, whos since moved up the industry pay scale to become a maker of ..
Smh
2.0
A Death Wish movie thats bamboozled itself into thinking its somehow important.
Mountain X
3.8
Its been eight years since weve seen Mel Gibson in front of the camera in a major starring role instead of behind of it as director/producer.
Toronto Star
2.0
The BBCs 1985 six part thriller Edge of Darkness was immediately recognised as, and remains, one of the best dramas ever presented on television.
Guardian
2.0
Perhaps 80s paranoia will come back into vogue and someone will remake the Gabriel Byrne thriller Defence of the Realm.
Guardian
3.5
Violence is deployed sparingly and, consequently, quite effectively.(R) GOOD THRILLER.
Reel Talk Reviews
3.8
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l ..
Q Network
2.0
Mel Gibson and Danny Huston in the less than edgy Edge of Darkness Almost everyone in this film lacks common sense.
Daily Mail
3.5
This ends as a masterful display of talent with an interesting narrative that twists and turns faster than the audience can keep up and I enjoyed what ..
Cinema Crazed
3.0
Winstone plays Jedburghs ambiguity nicely and Novakovic is engaging for the short time she is on screen.But unfortunately the script is heavy on senti ..
Eye For Film
4.0
Not only does the film give audiences a satisfyingly tense and thrilling movie experience, it has something to say.
3.0
After a solid, sensitive first half, it disintegrates into standard order, often senseless and inconsistent action, centering on maniacal Mad Mel.
Susang Ranger
4.4
War Horse, Steven Spielbergs master blend of heartwarming artistry and entertainment, is on the way.
Observer
3.0
Which is why the plot feels condensed and sometimes rushed and always convoluted and occasionally baffling.Pay attention or youll get lost in the maze ..
Movies
2.0
Whats The Deal: As far as vengeance thrillers go, Edge of Darkness is overly complex, unapologetically brutal, and yet agonizingly slow.
Movies
3.0
I liked the pace and the pulse of the film, but it launches no genuine surprise and, despite being irradiated with scenes of sickness and morbid one l ..
New Yorker
2.5
Gibson, who has always been an undervalued actor, does a sturdy job as a grieving dad who still engages in conversations with his dead child; its almo ..
Time
3.0
Gibson has always given good cop, and in Edge of Darkness he does not disappoint as decent, career minded homicide detective Thomas Craven.
Express
3.0
The role fits him like a comfy old suit and the film even feels as if it might have been made in the Eighties heyday of the Lethal Weapon series.
Express
3.0
At least, thats what the studio wants you to think, but its pretty far from it.
Bullz-Eye
1.5
Its always frustrating to see a movie that mistakes car chases and explosions for drama but it turns out that its even more frustrating to see a film ..
Flickfilosopher
3.0
Mirror%26rsquo;s Edge looks incredibly gripping and has a beautiful heroine as its central character.
Total Film
3.5
At the end of Edge of Darkness, one of my movie companions said, This is one of the ten worst films I have ever sat through.
The Atlantic
4.0
But even though Gibson is at the top of his game in Edge of Darkness the films renegade cop bit would still feel stale and played out were it not for ..
Hollywood
2.0
The lesson of Edge of Darkness is the same one we see in the fall of every civilization.
Coles Mithey
4.0
Its a well crafted addition to a genre that has made a refreshing and welcome comeback in recent years.
3.1
In doing so, Gibson wears his age well, and gives Edge of Darkness a surprisingly strong emotional undertow.
Groucho Reviews
3.5
The mix and match of genres can certainly work in the right hands, but Campbell, an excellent journeyman director, never quite nails it down here.
Hit Fix
3.1
The weightiness and the catastrophic implications of the conspiracy dont sit well with what is essentially a Death Wish inspired revenge fantasy.
Aisle Seat
2.0
Slam dunkingly satisfying sports comedy about two basketball hustlers (Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes) teaming up for an alley oop of a payday, des ..
Herald Sun
3.1
Except, when you shine a light on characters, you see some surprising angles.
Nj
3.0
amid the foreseeable twists and overused plot points, I had a lot of fun watching Mel Gibson kick ass
7M Pictures
2.0
The raw ingredients for a nasty, eye poking thriller are certainly there.
Oregon Live
3.0
Edge Of Darkness is a thriller that will keep you guessing right up to its poetic but fitting ending.
Maki At The Movies
4.0
Just be in an accepting and forgiving mood and youll find yourself in a gripping territory of entertainment.
Varia Gate
3.0
If the river scene is mildly disconcerting, the spectacle of this girl being blown apart in daddys arms is utterly horrifying.
Digital Spy
3.5
Edge of Darkness: Tougher Than Leather Marketed as a knee jerk revenge thriller/comeback vehicle for Mel Gibson, Edge of Darkness proves to be both sm ..
The Stranger
2.0
New Orleans is as exhaustively filled in as Pixars imagined worlds.
Ft
3.8
Clumsily devised and dramatically drippy, this conclusion could have easily been tweaked and corrected with a less saccharine touch.
Dustin Put Man
1.9
And actually, thats a good way to describe the movie as a wholea stylish but low key film that splits the difference between a throwback thriller and ..
Christianity Today
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en ..
News Blaze
3.0
Edge of Darkness isnt a great film but its crisply efficient one thats almost always engrossing...Gibson has fire in his eye and gravel in his Bahston ..
Hollywood And Fine
3.5
Mel Gibson returns with one of his finest performances in the gripping yet patchy thriller, Edge of Darkness.
Matts Movie Reviews
2.0
Its an uneasy translation, and while theres an undeniably perverse pleasure in watching Gibson mow down baddies once again, the film as a whole doesnt ..
Brian Or Ndorf
4.4
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Sltrib
2.9
An initially intriguing policier that gradually loses suspense and cleverness as it bites off more than it can chew.
Nyc Movie Guru
3.8
Mel Gibson is all action as Thomas Craven in the suspense thriller Edge of Darkness.
Js Online
3.0
For anyone prepared to make the necessary allowances and there are a lot of them its an exhilarating ride. And at the very least, you get to see Gibso ..
Sky
2.0
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2.0
Six hours spent with the TV series is a much more rewarding use of your time.
The Skinny
2.0
Whaddya think I ama Though you canat help but be entertained by a plot that doesnat merely take you to the edge of reason but pirouettes over the top ..
Metro
1.9
Thats for you!.Eric: Whats funny is that one of the last brutal shootings in the face is actually really funny and not on purpose.
Scene Stealers
2.0
The only reason for seeing the movie is for the occasionally beautifully inspired moments that emerge from the talented cast.
Streaming Quickflix
2.5
Mel Gibson is a cop trying to avenge his beloved daughters violent death in Edge of Darkness, an action thriller based on a 1985 miniseries produced b ..
Wsj
2.5
Edge of Darkness is a surprisingly well done thriller well written, well directed, and well acted.Unfortunately, after an hour and a half of substanti ..
Tony Mack
2.0
The films setup is gripping, but the unraveling of the plot is not.
From The Balcony
4.0
Edge of Darkness is a meathead revenge picture, but its very satisfying.
Ny Mag
3.0
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Fan The Fire Magazine
3.8
The fun of this brain teaser is putting all the pieces of the puzzle together.
Entertainment Spectrum
2.0
Glossy exploitation cinema without guts, Edge of Darkness (a condensed adaptation of a 1985 British TV miniseries) sets up a scenario for vengeance dr ..
Nicks Chager
3.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh ..
New York Time Out
2.0
In a film of unimpressionable characters, and vacant plots, Edge of Darkness is forgettable, dry and at times boring.
Reel Talk Online
3.5
Some of the kills require supernatural timing by the bad guys, but the surprise works so you buy it.It keeps you on edge the whole time.
Can Mag
1.5
With its encoded meanings, ritualistic repetitions and rehearsals, its clearly about artistic awareness and the filmmaking process.
Cine Passion
5.0
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Ny Press
3.1
Johnson who helmed superhero actioners prior to this doesnt want to slow down long enough for Rome to settle in, so some very funny people (including ..
Hollywood News
1.5
But together they have fashioned a revenge thriller thats strangely lacking in energy.
Kpbs
3.8
Emotionally, he still hits all the high notes and it his performance that carries the film.
Crazed Fan Boy
2.5
Edge of Darkness is a would be noir thriller about a man and his child.
The Diva Review
2.5
The film never reached the same dramatic heights as the original television series but for its first two acts it functions well as a taut and engaging ..
Cinema Autopsy
4.0
And Campbell cant resist a cheesy final shot to emphasise the importance of family ties.
Liver Pool Echo
3.8
Gibson the actor, however, is back and better than ever.His latest film is a gripping thriller reminiscent of Martin Scorseses Oscar winning The Depar ..
Paloalto Online
2.5
There are few things worst than a film that has entire scenes, characters and events that roam freely like feral orphans, abandoned by the plot. Edge ..
Brandon Fibbs
3.0
Despite the sometime derivative trappings of the modern thriller, he delivers an intense slice of solid entertainment although he never quite captures ..
Daily Record
1.0
Tuesday January 26th 2010 Last night I sat in the best cinema auditorium in London and watched Edge of Darkness, starring Mel Gibson.I dont like Mel G ..
Ultra Culture
2.5
Unfortunately, I havent seen the original Edge of Darkness so I cant tell you how the movie compares to its source material.
Nyc Film Critic
3.8
But all that serves him well in this brutal, paranoid thriller, a perfect role and strong comeback for the one time mega star.
Jackson Ville
4.0
Precious is many things, except an easy watch, with levels of human cruelty as far beyond the average romcom as you can get.
3.8
On the surface, Edge of Darkness might seem like your typical violent revenge thriller, but it actually has some intriguing layers and surprising twis ..
The Movie Kit
3.1
Bridges is perfectly attuned to every nuance of the character he plays in Crazy Heart ...
Atlantic City Weekly
3.5
Edge of Darkness is an entertaining enough thriller, even filled with enough dumb dumb plot holes, to if not welcome the butt kicking, heart of gold M ..
Knight At The Movies
2.5
The spectacle of special effects destruction is entertaining enough as such things go, but if this South Korean blockbusterone of the countrys biggest ..
Seanax
3.1
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Kam Williams
4.5
Finding a real man at the epicentre of a revenge flick is like light banishing the consuming darkness.
Perth Now
3.5
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Blogs Smh
4.4
Dominic Sena, whose credits include 1993s Kalifornia (good) and 1996s Swordfish (not so good), cant seem to find anything new under the perpetually ob ..
7X7
4.0
But whats come before is awful good and if parts of the conclusion dont quite live up to the film, the sum of Edge of Darkness is definitely greater t ..
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