Edge of Darkness (317 minutes, 6 parts) Directed by Martin Campbell Written by Troy Kennedy-Martin 1985, UK, BBC2 The way in which Edge of Darkness reaches its final moments of grandiloquence feels like tonal prolapse; as if, in giving birth to a Cold War-sized tale of nuclear espionage and corruption, a once firm-bellied thriller with …
“the violence makes the film seem like a throwback to action movies of the 1990’s, the decade in which Mel Gibson’s star was at its brightest.” Edge of Darkness Directed by Martin Campbell Martin Campbell is best known for rebooting the dated James Bond franchise with the excellent Casino Royale. In that film the director …
Avatar has taken another box office weekend for the 7th straight week in a row with $31.3M while grossing $596M. Mel Gibson’s thiller, Edge of Darkness came in second at 17.2 M followed by the romantic comedy When in Rome 12.4M. The Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson’s Tooth Fairy brought home $10M while theater goers seemed …