Review of Edge of Darkness (2010) by Mark U — 03 Dec 2010

Ya know, there is just something off with this movie. Don't get me wromg however; I like Mel Gibson. His performance my have been a bit muted compared to his early works, but it was still there to some degree. The first thing I usually look at is the writing. The story, then the script. The story had the potential of a decent political suspense thriller. The script did not live up to the story. It tries to be a little too much of everything. action, suspense, thriller, mystery, cop show, but it never really pulls it off in any catagory. Oscar winning writer, Monahan, seems to phoned this one in. he just didn't put his heart into it like he did with the 'departed'.

Direction is partly to blame in this case. The vision of the director clearly was not that of the screenwriter. It's like they were on completly different pages.

It was technically sound. Cinematography, art direction, sound, and editing were on par.

The supporting cast didn't really help Mel's performance either. It doesn't matter if Mel's character is a 'lone wolf' character, the supporting cast should always make the principle cast seem that much better. Opps! not his time.

This one lacked lustre, and barely kept my interest. Sorry Mel.