Title: Edge of Darkness (2010)Starring: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston
Directed By: Martin Campbell
The trailer wants you to think that this is this year's Taken. It's not. Taken was an action revenge thriller. The kind of film that Mel Gibson has been great in in the past (Ransom, The Patriot, Payback). Edge of Darkness is ACTUALLY a corporate conspiracy movie more akin to The Insider, but with elements of an action revenge thriller.
But how is it? It's pretty good. The best thing about this movie are the performances of Mel Gibson and Ray Winstone. Especially when the two are onscreen together. The rest of the film though, is pretty by-the-numbers.
My biggest complaint would be that there are just way too many convenient plot devices used here. Also, the film looks and feels a LOT like The Departed. There are a lot of the same tricks at play.
I do recommend this, not because it's a strong film per se, but for the strong performances at its center.
Score: 7/10
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