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.
Gibson, of course, snaps and snarls and blows out some brains with a joylessness that is thoroughly enjoyable. It's like he never left.
– Rafer Guzman,
Newsday,
6 Jul 2010
rotten:
Scriptwriters William Monahan and Andrew Bovell have sadly sacrificed some of the original's cultural specificity and its slow-burn quality.
– Wally Hammond,
Time Out,
2 Feb 2010
fresh:
I liked the pace and the pulse of the film, but it launches no genuine surprise and, despite being irradiated with scenes of sickness and morbid one-liners, has little afterglow.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
1 Feb 2010
fresh:
Edge of Darkness is a meathead revenge picture, but it's very satisfying.
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
1 Feb 2010
fresh:
Campbell and his cinematographer, Phil Meheux, create a pervasive sense of dread, with danger lurking around every corner of Boston and its environs.