Review of Edge of Darkness (2010) by Maymay A — 29 Aug 2010

At times overly ridiculous, at times overly sentimental, and the rest of the time it's just yet another revenge film.

This review of Edge of Darkness (2010) was written by Maymay A on 29 Aug 2010.

Edge of Darkness has generally received mixed reviews.

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

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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…

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