Edge of Darkness (2010)

As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.

Director:

Martin Campbell

Writers:

William Monahan (screenplay), Andrew Bovell (screenplay),

Stars:

Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mel Gibson	...	Thomas Craven
Ray Winstone	...	Darius Jedburgh
Danny Huston	...	Jack Bennett
Bojana Novakovic	...	Emma Craven
Shawn Roberts	...	Burnham
David Aaron Baker	...	Millroy
Jay O. Sanders	...	Det. Whitehouse
Denis O'Hare	...	Moore
Damian Young	...	Senator Jim Pine
Caterina Scorsone	...	Melissa
Frank Grillo	...	Agent One
Wayne Duvall	...	Chief of Police
Gbenga Akinnagbe	...	Detective Darcy Jones
Gabrielle Popa	...	Young Emma (as Maria Gabrielle Popa)
Paul Sparks	...	Northampton Police Detective

Storyline

Thomas Craven is a detective who has spent years working the streets of Boston. When his own daughter is killed outside his own home, Craven soon realizes that her death is only one piece of an intriguing puzzle filled with corruption and conspiracy, and it falls to him to discover who is behind the crime.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | evidence | death | government | murder | 

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Taglines:

Some secrets take us to the edge

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fr] Official site [jp]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 January 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Al filo de la oscuridad

Filming Locations:

68 Bradfield Ave, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,172,927 (UK) (29 January 2010)

Gross:

$43,290,977 (USA) (2 April 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, GK Films, BBC Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mel Gibson's first lead role since Signs.

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Goofs

When Jedburgh is visiting Craven and having a whiskey, he takes a pill and clearly drinks only about a half of his drink. After this he immediately stands up and puts his glass on the table. However his glass is strangely empty.

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Quotes

Thomas Craven: Everything's illegal in Massachusetts.

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Connections

Remake of Edge of Darkness (1985)

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Soundtracks

"Say My Name"
(Oksana Grigorieva (as Grigorieva) / Mel Gibson (as Gibson))
Performed by Oksana Grigorieva
Courtesy of Icon Distribution, Inc.
Published by Pink Dolphin Songs (BMI)
Muse Icon Publishing, Inc. (BMI) Administered by Cherry River

User Reviews

You have nothing to lose in seeing this movie, unlike Thomas Craven

(Synopsis) Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is a veteran homicide detective in the Boston Police Department. As they are walking out the front door of his house, his 24-year old daughter Emma (Bojana Novakovic) is blow away by a shotgun blast. Everyone assumes that Thomas, who was standing next to her, was the killer's intended target. However, Thomas begins to suspect that Emma was the real target. Driven by heartache and blame, Thomas initiates his own private investigation to uncover Emma's secret life and the reason for her murder. His investigation leads him down the path of corporate and government cover-ups, which resulted in his daughter's elimination. Thomas receives some help from a government operative, Jedburgh (Ray Winstone), who has been sent in to clean up the situation. Thomas Craven's search for the truth brings him closer to his daughter and his own deliverance.

(My Comment) This is an intense movie about family and closure, and of course, Detective Thomas Craven has a little different type of closure in mind. Some of the movie is a little hard to follow when Thomas does something, and you ask yourself, "why did he do that." But that might be part of the puzzle he is trying to solve. The reason the bad guys use for keeping everything secret is a little far-fetched. Mel Gibson's masterful portrayal of a man with nothing to lose is excellent. Everybody better get out of his way. From the movie trailers you would think that Thomas is going around threatening and killing everybody he meets, but that is not the case. Thomas does take out some of the bad guys, which will meet with your approval. This is a good action movie, but you must remember that it is definitely heavy on violence. (Warner Bros., Run Time 1:57, Rated R)(8/10)