Movie talk edge of darkness 2010, campbell mel gibson returns i saw the trailer for this last night, looks like conventional thriller, but martin campbell usually delivers a good flick. Mel gibson plays a wellrespected boston cop whose life is changed irrevocably when his daughter is shot by a bullet supposedly meant for him. Mel gibson on the edge of darkness in new pic film. He has made deplorable statements in recent years, which may be attributed to a kind of fanatic lunacy that can perhaps be diagnosed as a disease.
In 2010, gibson appeared in edge of darkness, which marked his first. Due in theaters on january 29, 2010, edge of darkness boasts an excellent supporting cast, too, which includes names like ray winstone and danny huston. Edge of darkness 2010, campbell mel gibson returns dvd. If the trailers ingredients look familiarlike bring on the lego. The worst boston accents in the history of crime movies. Its been nearly 8 years since we last saw mel gibson on the big screen, and now hes back with a vengeance in edge of darkness, which hits theaters. Edge of darkness is a 2010 conspiracy political thriller film directed by martin campbell, written by william monahan and andrew bovell, and starring mel gibson. In the united states, the actors australian accents were dubbed with. Movie talk edge of darkness 2010, campbell mel gibson returns originally posted by jjackal discusssing this film with a friend and the matter of exactly how tc was poisoned came up.
Based on an awardwinning bbc television miniseries from 1985, it reminds us of his star power and his limitations. Jan 29, 2010 edge of darkness will be remembered as the vehicle for mel gibsons return to the screen after seven years. Edge of darkness cant grab top spot from avatar the. Jan 29, 2010 its been eight years since weve seen mel gibson in front of the camera in a major starring role instead of behind of it as directorproducer. Mel gibson stars in his first screen lead in eight years, making cravens grief palpable and his quest for payback stonecold and relentless. A suspensethriller about a boston cop whose investigation into the death of his daughter. In 2010, gibson appeared in edge of darkness, which marked his first starring role since 2002 and was an adaptation of the bbc miniseries, edge of darkness. It was based on the 1985 bbc television series of the same name, which was likewise directed by campbell. Mel gibson tries a return to moviestar form in edge of darkness. Mel gibson talks about edge of darkness, putting aside his directors hat to act, and working with martin campbell. Eight years after his last starring movie role, mel gibson, the embattled star who in recent years has made news for all the wrong reasons, is positioning himself for a comeback. Mel gibson is engaging in his first acting role in years, although he definitely looks older now. Edge of darkness mel gibson and ray winston interview. Mel gibson plays thomas craven, a veteran homicide detective for the boston police.
As homicide detective thomas craven investigates the murder of his activist daughter, he uncovers a corporate coverup and government conspiracy that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence. Edge of darkness i think im scaring you clip youtube. He looks greyer and craggier than before, and his stiff movements make it easy to forget his former athletic grace. Mel takes her back home and gives her a nosebleed with his terrible welsh accent and questions probing her secret job at the nuclear bomb factory where she. Being from the northeast, there is nothing about his way of speaking that screams new york in any way, at all. Edge of darkness 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mel gibson, edge of darkness point and shoot mel gibson fires. Gibson took a break from acting to direct a couple of films, passion of the christ in 2004 and the brilliant apocalypto in 2006. An actor who can carry a movie is nothing to dismiss. Based on an awardwinning bbc television miniseries from 1985, it reminds us.
Edge of darkness 2010 film edge of darkness is a 2010 britishamerican conspiracy political thriller film directed by martin campbell, written by william monahan and andrew bovell, and starring mel gibson. See an archive of all edge of darkness stories published on vulture. Although hes grown creased and leathery and his thatch has thinned, the movie star who was mad max still has the charisma and gravitas to center a dodgy suspense. Mel gibson returns in edge of darkness trailer fandango. Characters use harsh language, with plenty of fk and st. Zeker niet wanneer deze laatste door mel gibson wordt gespeeld. Mel gibson has been away from the cameras for a while, and he appears a little scuffed up in edge of darkness, his first starring role since signs in 2002. Mel gibson took accent lessons from sean connery the graham. And mel gibson, as a boston cop trying to find his daughters killers, tells somebody its the moment of truth.
When edge of darkness was released this past january, it was marketed as a return for gibson to the action thriller genre he has always excelled at. In edge of darkness, gibson plays thomas craven, a boston police detective with a crappy maine accent. For better and for worse, edge of darkness offers vintage mel gibson, working within the familiar framework of a bloody revenge thriller. The star seems as angry as ever in edge of darkness, a film about a boston police. But with his new movie, edge of darkness, which boasts mel gibson s first onscreen appearance in eight years, campbell is coming fullcircle. Gibson is back, taking us to the edgeand into the sinister darkness. Thomas craven mel gibson is a veteran homicide detective for the boston police department and a single father.
Edge of darkness is more detective story than actionpacked taken knockoff, but if you miss mel gibson on the big screen its worth checking out. If mel gibson wants to win back the affections of the moviegoing public, hell have to do better than this. Jan 29, 2010 in edge of darkness gibson plays boston detective tom craven he gets a visit from his daughter emma bojana novakovic, who looks like a cross between a young jodie foster and bridget fonda. Jan 29, 2010 shawn roberts, left, and mel gibson in edge of darkness. She is sickened to her core by this and ends up throwing up. While we are assuming he wasnt too busy with social engagements, he probably wasnt working to master his accent for edge of darkness. Soon after the film was released, gibson again drew controversy when his exgirlfriend released recordings of his expletive and slurladen phone conversations and also accused him of domestic abuse. Jan 29, 2010 in edge of darkness, gibson plays thomas craven, a boston police detective with a crappy maine accent. Jan 25, 2010 the upcoming thriller edge of darkness is the first movie mel gibson has starred in since m. I heard some people state that they wouldnt watch edge of darkness because of some things that mel did in his private life, that doesnt bother me in the slightest as that has nothing to do with his acting.
The story was actually pretty good, filled with twists, turns, crosses, and double crosses, but the problem was that it was all too familiar. Like a lot of hollywood actors, he seems to display a lot of vocal training that makes his accent pretty nondescript. The edge of darkness was one of mel gibson so best pictures. The acting was outstanding and so was the directing. In 2010, following an outburst at his exgirlfriend that was made public, gibson. Mel gibson takes aim in a scene from edge of darkness.
Mel gibson as a boston homicide detective the new york times. Mel gibson brings intensity to his role as a grieving father in this thriller based on a british tv series. In 2010, following an outburst at his exgirlfriend that was made public, gibson was dropped from the talent agency of william morris endeavor. Shawn roberts and bojana novakovic have joined the mel gibson thriller edge of darkness. Martin campbell goldeneye, casino royale directs the movie, which is a remake. Its been a while since theyve seen each other but the fatherdaughter connection is established quickly and effectively within a few minutes. The fact remains that in edge of darkness he remains a likable man with a natural screen presence. Gibson s tarnished reputation and eightyear absence from a leading movie role. Edge of darkness 2010, campbell mel gibson returns.
Just watching some superbowl voiceover ad by russell crowe and he still has his accent. Edge of darkness is an emotionally charged thriller set at the intersection of politics and big business. Ive always found mel s accent to be somewhat unique. Jodie foster and mel gibson at an event for edge of darkness 2010 mel gibson in. After picking his daughter up at the train station and bringing her back to his place for the night, his daughter suddenly develops a nose bleed and begins upchucking into her soup. In the last decade, gibson s only lead roles have been in box office misfire edge of darkness, indie the beaver, and ondemand release get the gringo. Mel gibson portrait of a star on the edge of darkness antisemitic, misogynist and a magnet for bad publicity.
Jan 27, 2010 can we think of mel gibson simply as an action hero. Mel gibson returns in edge of darkness and its the. Edge of darkness and the resurrection of mel gibson. And does he still have the midas touch for smashhit action films. Tv movies comedy music tv recaps what to stream vulture lists books theater art awards videos. A star whose personal baggage doesnt upstage his performances. It was based on the 1985 bbc television series of the same name, which was likewise directed by. Meanwhile, winstone is steardy support, doing a pretty flawless american accent and an intriguing character to watch. You may be surprised at gibsons south boston accent, which takes. The last time we saw mel gibson in a leading role, he was throwing cold water on alien invaders in m. Thomas craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity, but now he faces his toughest investigation ever. Mel colmcille gerard gibson ao born january 3, 1956 is an american actor and filmmaker. Gibson returned to the hollywood scene in 2010 with a starring role in edge of darkness.
Can we think of mel gibson simply as an action hero. Mel is a guy named craven, a police detective with a notable record and a widower father. Nicholsons accent isnt consistent enough to make it believable. It has been seven long years since mel gibson has graced the silver screen 2002s signs. Directed by martin campbell, who pretty much single handedly rescued the bond franchise not once but twice, the film stars mel gibson, ray. Mel gibsons edge of darkness trailer and 5 more bad. The more that edge of darkness reveals about the corruption of america, the less it seems like anything but a conspiracyoftheweek excuse to get mel gibson. Gibson with a boston accent is very good in the lead role, and his scenes with winstone make for. Gibson is back, taking us to the edge and into the sinister darkness. Edge of darkness will be remembered as the vehicle for mel gibson s return to the screen after seven years. The good news is that edge of darkness no relation to the fine 1943 war picture of that name brings back mel gibson in front of the camera for the first time in nearly a decade. In this latest, the australianamerican takes to boston. A whirlwind christmas romance builds as cynical dash and optimistic lily trade notes in a book they pass back and. Shawn roberts, left, and mel gibson in edge of darkness.
Its hard to watch gibson here without thinking of martin riggs in lethal weapon and there is some carryover but here craven played by gibson is the older, caring, father who is also a cop although there is still some of of the craziness that made. Mel gibson has suffered one flop movie after another over the past 10 years. Jan 29, 2010 now that youve seen it, what did you think. Hellbent in a beige raincoat, he attacks with little. Despite a strong performance by star mel gibson, the movie has a sour, hopeless tone. The reason the bad guys use for keeping everything secret is a little farfetched. The interview took place in 2010 at the films premiere in hollywood, ca. Except the film was actually more of a slow burn thriller, much like last years fascinating and incredibly well done state. Mel gibsons bahston massacremel gibson stars as a guy with a bad accent. Mel gibson returns in edge of darkness and its the same. Mel gibson is stellar as the welsh aristocrat displaced by an international trade war as a result of immigration, who wakes up in boston to take his daughter out for something. With mel gibson, ray winstone, danny huston, bojana novakovic. Martin campbell casino royale directs from a screenplay cowritten by the departeds william monahan. Jan 28, 2010 mel gibson in edge of darkness t he six tv episodes of troy kennedy martins classic political coverup thriller from 1985 have been scrunched together into a moderate feature film zipping through.
Gibson s thick, bmovie accent, combined with winstones. Gibson is sure angry enough to be from boston but the accent is in full caricature mode. While researching corruption for his new book, a successful crime novelist shades the line between. While we are assuming he wasnt too busy with social engagements, he. In the original, bob peck played craven, and joe don baker played darius jedburgh. The upcoming thriller edge of darkness is the first movie mel gibson has starred in since m. Mel gibson stars in his first screen lead in eight years, making craven s grief palpable and his quest for payback stonecold and relentless. Nov 24, 2017 arnold schwarzenegger finds out linda hamilton didnt want to work with him the graham norton show duration. Mel gibson as tom craven in edge of darkness, a misjudged remake of the classic tv drama. Jan 31, 2010 edge of darkness and the resurrection of mel gibson. But that might be part of the puzzle he is trying to solve. Mel gibson s masterful portrayal of a man with nothing to lose is excellent.
Seems like this is an odd casting choice he doesnt seem to pull off the boston accent well almost feels like damon or wahlberg should be here. Mel gibson, ray winstone, danny huston, bojana novakovic, shawn roberts. From the director of casino royale and based on the acclaimed bbc series, edge of darkness is a tense, action packed revenge thriller in the vein of taken and law abiding citizen. Now after a hiatus spent burnishing his reputation as the. I was looking for something to fill some time while i waited for paint to dry, so gave this a go.
Based on the popular, awardwinning british television miniseries edge of darkness 1985, written by troy kennedymartin, and directed by martin campbell. Some of the movie is a little hard to follow when thomas does something, and you ask yourself, why did he do that. Actor mel gibson, who won two oscars for his directing work, is relisting his oceanview, fivebedroom, fivebathroom home in malibu, calif. Edge of darkness will be remembered as the vehicle for mel gibsons return to the screen after seven years. Sep 22, 2014 mel gibson talks about edge of darkness, putting aside his directors hat to act, and working with martin campbell. Their latest scoop is an image from edge of darkness. Mel gibson portrait of a star on the edge of darkness. Could we do without mel and his weathered boston accent.
Maybe but im just pumped to see gibson back doing what he does best. Gibson speaks in a dry boston accent and really gets the gruff, blunt. Edge of darkness interviews with mel gibson and ray. Parents need to know that edge of darkness is an extremely convoluted copconspiracy thriller thats very heavy on violence, with a large pile of bloody corpses, plenty of guns, shootouts, fights, chases, and crashes. The script of edge of darkness so impressed him that he agreed to take the part at lower than his usual fee. We had the pleasure of sitting down with the films director martin campbell, who will next be directing the comic book movie green lantern, and the films stars mel gibson and ray winstone to. Three join mel gibsons edge of darkness hollywood reporter. Can mel gibson s return in the edge of darkness trump taken. Jan 21, 2010 mel gibson interview after the birth of his eighth child, and with his.
Even before you have a hero for a film like edge of darkness and of course, cravens hero is psychologically wounded and flawed, as all heroes, by dictates of the cliche, must be in the laterhalf of the 20th century, you have to have potent villains, but edge of darkness fluffs that. Edge of darkness is a dark and gritty crime thriller, based on a 1986 british miniseries of the same name. Based on the newberywinning childrens books, this animated film follows a young boy. The architects of mel s revenge are director martin campbell casino royale and writers william monahan the departed and andrew bovell lantana, adapting the campbelldirected bbc tv series edge of darkness into a notsotight twohour movie. Mel gibson returns in edge of darkness and its the same old mel. In the new film edge of darkness, gibson returns to his benchmark persona playing a bythe book cop who suddenly opts to break all the rules while avenging the death of a loved one, this time his daughter.
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