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This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

The acting in this movie is really good.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

I won't say anything about the plot except that it's centered around an "everyman" who goes on a revenge odyssey. In that respect it reminds me of the excellent "Harry Brown" released a year eariler with Michael Caine packing some artillery. But Edge of Darkness differs from the rest with its interesting layered story.As "Tom Craven" (Mel Gibson) peels away the truth, so we also get wrapped up in the complexity of this story which touches on political thriller, tenuous loyalties, and--most intriguing--a mysterious character "Jedburgh" (Ray Winstone) who sips whiskey and smokes cigars with our hero, but (as our hero is fully aware) could at any minute put a bullet through his head.And what's the point of all this madness? The point, or subtle theme underneath all the rollercoaster action, is that each individual must make his or her own choice to act independently. That sentence may not make much sense to you reading it in a review, but trust me it's what drives this story. Returning back to what I said about politics and tenuous loyalties, this story is about reaching that point where you break from the predictable and act on your own. Or as a memorable line in the film goes, "you had better decide whether you're hanging on the cross, or banging in the nails."

Yes folks, I am truly, deeply, madly in love with this feature that I watched for the first time back in 2010, the very day of its release. I watched it again yesterday and I was more astonished than the first time I saw it. I won't say it is a masterpiece, but it is one of my favourites ever. Mel Gibson is here at his best, giving us some poignant, gripping sequences. A very real dark tale not for all the audiences, for sure. And don't forget the truly awesome Ray Winstone who also gives here an outstanding, terrific, performance as a ghost, shadow killer for the government, the keeper of the National Security against a private company who f...up concerning a classified files. His character is very very interesting. No good or evil either. Actually, you can't exactly define who he really is. He is somewhere ambivalent, and why not poignant too. The face to face between him and Gibson is unforgettable. An offbeat movie, very dark and depressing. I am in love with this film.

If the plan was to make a violent revenge film, then this is just about OK, if you like that kind of thing.Otherwise, this is a terrible, terrible waste of the original plot. Gone is the mystery, the slightly bizarre new age mysticism and all of the subtlety. Instead we have Mad Mel, a variety of guns, lots of fake blood, and a sub-Bond film villain.No, you couldn't compress the original into 2 hours, but if you weren't trying to capture at least some of the atmosphere of the original, what was the point in "remaking" it? Do not waste your money, and more importantly, do not waste two hours.Instead, save some time up and watch the original (again, if you've already seen it).

Police detective Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) loses his daughter when masked man shoot her on his front steps right next to him. He can't be part of the police investigation but that doesn't stop him. Before the shooting, she was sick and had tried to tell him something. As he digs deeper, he discovers a vast corrupt conspiracy.Mel Gibson tries to return to movies after his personal problems. The movie starts with a lot of promise. He's quite compelling as the angry resolute father. He gives a great tone to his performance. We've seen this Mel Gibson character before. However the convoluted story gets way too complicated. The rambling story loses the tension and excitement. At least, Mel shows that he still has the screen presence.