Mel Gibson Takes Us to the 'Edge of Darkn...

Mel Gibson Takes Us to the 'Edge of Darkness' in New Trailer

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Posted 2 months ago by wdweditorial
Credit: http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/14/mel-gibson-tak
Counting out Signs and We Were Soldiers, it's been nearly a decade since Mel Gibson's knocked some skulls (if you're willing to factor in 2000's The Patriot; if not, then exactly a decade since 1999's Payback), and in the trailer for Edge of Darkness -- embedded post-jump -- it looks like old habits die hard. Gibson plays a Boston detective whose daughter is killed in a hit meant for him. Naturally, he starts knocking on doors and following trails to determine if his daughter had actually been the target all along, and why. Writer William Monahan is no stranger to either Beantown (The Departed) or elaborate conspiracies (Body of Lies), and director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale) already made a BBC miniseries out of the material back in 1985. (No wonder it was reminding me of State of Play, title similarities aside.) I wasn't sure then why a film with such firepower on paper was being relegated to next January, but it seems to be in stride with the turning tide of this past January's strong performance. Just as The Cabin in the Woods 3-D had been pushed back to the same weekend that My Bloody Valentine 3-D had, I believe that Darkness is being positioned on the same weekend that Taken had for a reason. (Even the poster is not far from that of the righteous-father flick.) Let's hope Mel McKickass has all the right reasons to warm things up next winter. Filed under: Action, Drama, Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense, Warner Brothers, Remakes and Sequels, Trailers and Clips Continue reading Mel Gibson Takes Us to the 'Edge of Darkness' in New Trailer Permalink | Email this | Comments
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