Review of Edge of Darkness (2010) by Stephen E — 29 Nov 2011

Ok could of been a lot better poor mel man.

This review of Edge of Darkness (2010) was written by Stephen E on 29 Nov 2011.

Edge of Darkness has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

Edge of Darkness (2010) Movie Reviews (841)
Edge of Darkness (2010) Critic Reviews (165)
Edge of Darkness (2010) User Reviews (676)

More Reviews of Edge of Darkness

Review of Edge of Darkness (2010)

By Matthew F. J (1,288) on 29 Jan 2015

Martin Campbell returns with this beautifully dark thriller with a Mel Gibson in great shape and decided to prove he is definitely one of the…

Read Review

Review of Edge of Darkness (2010)

By M. E. Russell (386) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 03 Jun 2015

Feels like a movie that wants to bare its fangs, but only manages a mild gumming…

Read Review

Review of Edge of Darkness (2010)

By Pete Hammond (936) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 19 Feb 2017

They’ve shed all of the Brit-centric political aspects and updated it to make a riveting, pulse-pounding suspense thriller that really does…

Read Review

Review of Edge of Darkness (2010)

By Jayakrishnan R (1,070) on 13 Apr 2016

82% Saw this on 15/4/16 It doesn't try to be Mel Gibson's Taken, doesn't let the action do the talking, but instead flows slowly and rather…

Read Review

Review of Edge of Darkness (2010)

By Russell H (886) on 26 Mar 2018

Definitely one of Mel Gibson's weaker movies. It's not great but it's watchable…

Read Review

Review of Edge of Darkness (2010)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 08 Nov 2016

Considering the talent involved and the strength of the source material, there's no way Edge of Darkness should have been this disappointing…

Read Review

Review of Edge of Darkness (2010)

By Michael K (2,029) on 14 Aug 2017

Edge of Darkness is a conspiracy thriller that just feels...odd…

Read Review

Review of Edge of Darkness (2010)

By Ded-Meet C (65) on 21 Feb 2015

I'm a Mel Gibson fan. His views do not effect his acting ability. Braveheart and The Patriot are among my favorite movies…

Read Review

Review of Edge of Darkness (2010)

By Russell S (521) on 09 Apr 2017

I think this got mixed reviews was because critics didn't want to be the one to give Mel a good critique on something that was one of his first…

Read Review

Review of Edge of Darkness (2010)

By Kyle C (838) on 26 Jul 2015

Mel Gibson is back in the lead role, with a vengeance, and I mean that in every sense of the word cause he is out for vengeance against the…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Batman (1989)

By Papa_Miguel (1) on 22 Jan 2012

What do people see in this movie? I saw it when it came out when I was a little kid and hated it…

Read Review

Review of Strange Days (1995)

By Martin D (1,305) on 20 Feb 2010

My main interest in seeing this was to see an early film by the director of The Hurt Locker (which I found to be rather brilliant)…

Read Review

Review of Monster (2003)

By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 10 Sep 2007

Phony choppers and a startling resemblance to Jon Voight aren't enough to transform Theron into Wuornos, and I didn't buy either the performance…

Read Review

Review of Shaft (2000)

By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 30 Nov 2007

What Jackson's Shaft can't do is talk the talk, or much of anything else, in director John Singleton's feature-length insult to one of the…

Read Review

Review of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

By Nicholas A (355) on 08 Jun 2015

How can the Arnold was bad in the first movie and the this movie he is good Also this was the same thing as the first one…

Read Review

Review of Romeo + Juliet (1996)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 03 Dec 1997

The result is embarrassing: quick cuts and shaky, hand- held camera work, bad acting and lots of attitude…

Read Review

Review of Fargo (1996)

By Nazgulero (109) on 05 Jul 2011

This movie won two Oscars...it must have been a bad year at the movies. The movie never can decide if it wants to be a comedy or a thriller…

Read Review

Review of Amadeus (1984)

By Nazgulero (109) on 05 Dec 2012

Simply awful. The acting is so bad, and Tom Hulce's performance in particular, this movie is unbearable to watch…

Read Review

Review of Rio Bravo (1959)

By Kaseywol (2) on 17 Jul 2020

Pretty much garbage. I don't know why people once thought John Wayne was a good actor. Unrealistic overly long and brainless…

Read Review

Review of The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

By Sydmwswy (27) on 23 Jun 2022

Toxic movies that I hate forever I really believe that films like this harm not only the cinema but also our world…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

Barbie

2023

68%382 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Edge of Darkness

2010

60%841 Reviews

Candy.

2010

69%549 Reviews

Falling in Love

1984

62%126 Reviews

The Last Fall

2012

44%7 Reviews

Home Invasion

2016

51%15 Reviews

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

2014

59%839 Reviews

Catlow

1971

46%8 Reviews

Self/less

2015

58%477 Reviews

Heading South

2006

65%32 Reviews

Upstream Color

2013

69%662 Reviews