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Edge of Darkness

- Some secrets take us to the edge.

As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to uncover the disturbing secrets surrounding her murder, including corporate corruption, government collusion and Emma's own mysterious life.

Release Date : 2010-01-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Icon ProductionsGK FilmsBBC FilmWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Craven

Original Name : Mel Gibson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jedburgh

Original Name : Ray Winstone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack Bennett

Original Name : Danny Huston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emma Craven

Original Name : Bojana Novaković

Gender : Female

Character Name : Burnham

Original Name : Shawn Roberts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Millroy

Original Name : David Aaron Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Whitehouse

Original Name : Jay O. Sanders

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moore

Original Name : Denis O'Hare

Gender : Male

Character Name : Senator Jim Pine

Original Name : Damian Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Melissa

Original Name : Caterina Scorsone

Gender : Female

Character Name : Agent One

Original Name : Frank Grillo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chief of Police

Original Name : Wayne Duvall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Darcy Jones

Original Name : Gbenga Akinnagbe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Emma

Original Name : Gabrielle Popa

Gender : Female

Character Name : Northampton Police Detective

Original Name : Paul Sparks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Vicki Hurd

Original Name : Christy Scott Cashman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Annie - Bennett's Asst.

Original Name : Dossy Peabody

Gender : Female

Character Name : Interviewer

Original Name : Gordon Peterson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Two

Original Name : Peter Epstein

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paul Honeywell

Original Name : Tom Kemp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Timothy Sawyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter #1

Original Name : Molly Schreiber

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tina

Original Name : Amelia Broome

Gender : Female

Character Name : Janet

Original Name : Celeste Oliva

Gender : Female

Character Name : Northmoor Doctor

Original Name : Scott Winters

Gender : Male

Character Name : State Trooper #1

Original Name : Joe Stapleton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hospital Nurse

Original Name : Sol E. Romero

Gender : Female

Character Name : Northampton Doctor

Original Name : Ali Reza

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robinson Jr.

Original Name : Rick Avery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sanderman

Original Name : Peter Hermann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Watch Sergeant

Original Name : Bill Thorpe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Neighbor

Original Name : Charles Harrington

Gender : Male

Character Name : News Anchor #1

Original Name : Lisa Hughes

Gender : Male

Character Name : News Anchor #2

Original Name : Paula Ebben

Gender : Male

Character Name : News Reporter #2

Original Name : Kathy Curran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Automatic Weapons Cop

Original Name : Frank Ridley

Gender : Male

Character Name : State Trooper #2

Original Name : Nico Evers-Swindell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Officer Northmoor

Original Name : David J. Curtis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boston Police Detective

Original Name : Thomas B. Duffy

Gender : Male

Reviews

@jw

2022-12-15

**mixed bag.** We've seen many movies with the same premise: man seeking revenge for his loved one/child. This could've been an rare exception sticking out of the plot repetition, but it fails in other aspects. The good bits: * We get to actually care for the victims. They are more than just plot triggers, they are persons, and there is an emotional attachment. * The protagonist isn't as over the top as in most revenge flicks. He's an realistic cop who, caused by tragedy, is losing his grip. * In addition to the evil main antagonist, there is a deuteragonist; and I like this type of character very much: independent, but not good. Lots of potential in such a figure. * The violence is naturalistic. The bad bits: * Whether as early as in script (several authors), or as late as in post-production cuts - this looks like important bits were simply omitted. * The pacing is OK and follows the story, but at times, it feels a bit slow. * some resolution is too clichéd. This is an remake of an BBC series, which I haven't seen; my wild guess is: the original is much better. I don't think this is a spoiler; just give you an idea of the calibre of plot-holes in this: Two criminals are arrested by half a dozen cops, with physical evidence to get them behind bars for years. The TV reports about this incident, so no way this gets hushed up. Yet, two scenes later, we see the same two bad guys strutting and driving around as if police would neither recognise nor bother them. Explanation? None. Part of this is an unusual variation of the revenge-flick, with a tinge of supernatural; but another, large, part is a failed script or implementation. 4 for the movie as such; +1 for the emotional part, +1 for the deuteragonist, which really improves the potential (though not all of the outcome). I'm giving it a 6 out of 10.