Review of Edge of Darkness (1943) by Peter D — 11 May 2013

I saw Mel Gibson in M. Night Shymalan's "Signs" in theaters when I was thirteen. And now, Eight years later, I finally saw EDGE OF DARKNESS and I loved it. Mel Gibson's performance as Boston Police Homicide Detective Thomas Craven was one of his best performances I've ever seen.

There were scenes in this movie that were very intense but awesome. I loved the part when he finally kills the bad guys who killed his daughter. I also loved the performances by Danny Huston (30 Days of Night) as the shady Jack Bennett, Bojana Novakovic (Drag Me to Hell) as Craven's murdered daughter Emma, and Ray Winstone (The Departed) as the mysterious Jedburgh, originally supposed to be played by Robert De Niro but dropped out due to creative differences while being on the set before filming started.

That would have been cool if De Niro stayed on to work alongside Gibson. Gibson's line "You had better decide whether you're hangin' on the cross... or bangin' in the nails" is now one of my favorite movie quotes.

EDGE OF DARKNESS is a hell of a great movie directed by Goldeneye and The Mask of Zorro director Martin Campbell. It is a definite must see!