Edge of Darkness (2010)
Directed by Martin Campbell
As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to uncover the disturbing secrets surrounding her murder, including corporate corruption, government collusion and Emma's own mysterious life.
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Interestingly, the movie is also the polar opposite of another popular film on a similar subject that appeared a year or so before this one: Liam Neeson's "Taken."
Films like Taken may seem unrealistic and brutal but they’ve also managed to tap into something very carnal.
For me though, Gibson’s avenging dad routine couldn’t begin to measure up to Liam Neeson’s ferocious interpretation of this same role in last year’s surprise box-office smash, Taken.
Warner Bros.' relentless aping of the Taken ad campaign, from the trailers on down to the very color scheme of the one sheet design, for Martin Campbell's big screen adaptation of his own 1980s BBC television miniseries, initially strikes as comical, but after seeing this version of Edge of Darkness, it comes off a bit desperate.
Borrowing in equal parts from Mel’s own “Ransom” and “Payback” as well as the recent and unexpectedly popular “Taken,” “Edge of Darkness” serves up a grim and rather lack luster revenge tale.
A tsunami of raw paternal energy propelled us through 2008's " Taken ," and "Edge" cries out for some of that single-minded force.
And like another Gibson characterization, Martin Campbell’s remake of Edge of Darkness (2010), this film touches upon the brooding intensity of an underbelly even worse than the one occupied by a bunch of garden variety thieves.
He directed the controversial “ The Passion of the Christ ” in 2004 and the wonderful “ Apocalypto ” in 2006.
Having stayed out of the spotlight for more than three years (his last involvement with any film was as the creative force behind Apocalypto ), Gibson has elected to return to the screen by playing a familiar type: a revenge-minded cop working outside of the law.