He chatted about the series success and his award at the baftas with a. Part of it is that the storys been told before and the other part is the bar the revenge film has risen to in recent years. Edge of darkness is a nice comeback piece for gibson the actor but isnt that good of a film. It was based on the 1985 bbc television series of the same name, which was likewise directed by campbell. 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. New horizons documentary brings humanity closer to the edge of the solar system. And a hundred series that followed bore its thematic and stylistic dna. Celebrated tv noir edge of darkness propelled director martin campbell into the. When edge of darkness was given a decent dvd release courtesy of the.
Released to theaters in january 2010, edge, as its generic title suggests, is an action film not far. However, do not be fooled into thinking that the release is just a way to garner a buck or a. Taking on his first lead role since 2002s signs, mel gibson returns to form in edge of darkness as an agonized homicide detective. If anything, the film adaptation retroactively tarnishes the reputation of. Edge of darkness was a uk tv series some 20 odd years ago.
The norwegian resistance to the nazi occupation of their country inspired several wartime films from hollywood, including this warner bros. In the middle of 2008, gibson returned to acting, accepting the lead role in edge of darkness, an uncontroversial feature film adapted from a 1985 bbc television series. Edge of darkness 2010 when the only daughter of a boston homicide detective, thomas craven mel gibson, is shot on his doorstep, everyone assumes that he was the intended target. Edge of darkness on bluray 883929105731 from warner bros directed by martin campbell.
This series was given a hollywood film adaptation in 2010, also titled edge of darkness. This was gibsons first screen lead since signs, which was released in late 2002. That might partly be due to the need to compress a sprawling plot into a twohour frame. The mysterious murder of an environmental activist leads her straightlaced father, an inspector of the local police force, through a. The mysterious murder of an environmental activist leads her straightlaced father, an inspector of the local police force, through a haunting revelation of the murkiness of the british. Jan 27, 2010 the fact remains that in edge of darkness he remains a likable man with a natural screen presence.
Edge of darkness 2010 r 117 min crime, drama, mystery 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. Only a really catholic script could have gotten the creator of the ultimate crucifixion movie back in a starring role for the first time in eight years. He is too spiteful, and as far as the mechanics of the plot goes, the spite gets in the way, much as seagals tendency to preen. The cop unearths his daughters secret life and discovers a world of corporate coverups and government collusion. It is directed by the movie veteran who directed the smallscreen original, martin campbell. The director of that series is the man behind the camera here, martin campbell director of one of the previous decades best casino royale. Hailed by the new york times as chillingly on target. Edge of darkness is directed by martin campbell and stars mel gibson, ray winstone, danny huston, and bojana novakovic. He is credited with more than 40 films and mini series on celluloid and tv. For better and for worse, edge of darkness offers vintage mel gibson, working within the familiar framework of a bloody revenge thriller. If you want to start a film edgeofdarkness page, just click the edit button above.
Edge of darkness brief information edge of darkness is a 2010 american crime thriller film directed by martin campbell and also produced by michael wearing, starring mel gibson. A mixture of crime drama and political thriller, it revolves around the efforts of policeman ronald craven played by bob peck to unravel the truth behind the murder of his. Some of the following tropes may have been identified wandering the rainswept hills above the northmoor facility. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system.
It was fortunate that it was shot and edited using 16mm film rather than video tape of that era. It features a spectacular flight though the great cliffs on comet 67p, a close look at the. It stars mel gibson, ray winstone, danny huston, and jay sanders. Edge of darkness the bigbudget hollywood version of the classic british tv series is bit of damp squib compared to the original, says peter bradshaw haunted and careworn. Jan 29, 2010 i loved edge of darkness precisely because it was more than i expected. It was based on the 1985 bbc television series edge of darkness. Trailer for edge of darkness edge of darkness centers on a veteran cop gibson whose only grownup child novakovic is murdered on the steps of his home. However, do not be fooled into thinking that the release is just a way to garner a buck or a quid on the shoulders of a big film. This november, in anticipation of the upcoming theatrical film starring mel gibson lethal weapon, bravehart and ray winstone the departed, sweeny todd, the bbc is releasing the apocalyptic political thriller edge of darkness. Edge of darkness aka norway in revolt is a 1943 world war ii film directed by lewis milestone that features errol flynn, ann sheridan, and walter huston. I never saw the bbc series of the same name that he directed, but after seeing the film, i really want to go back and take a look. Edge of darkness, a war film directed by lewis milestone.
Edge of darkness original trailer errol flynn is a norwegian fisherman turned resistance leader in lewis milestones excellent wartime adventure, edge of darkness 1943. Edge of darkness is a 1985 british television crimedrama serial edge of darkness may also refer to. Along the way you will have to excuse some implausibilitys. The movie revolves around a detective who is investigating the death of his activist daughter, played by bojana novakovic. 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. This mix of political thriller and crime drama is being. This was gibsons first screen lead since signs 2002, and follows a detective investigating the murder of his. Released to theaters in january 2010, edge, as its generic title suggests, is an action film not far from past gibson starrers.
As 80s thriller edge of darkness is remastered for a new generation. Edge of darkness features amazing scenes of places never before seen. Characters use harsh language, with plenty of fk and st. Edge of darkness 2010 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The original bbc edge of darkness series was a fantastic and timeless production for the period. Jan 28, 2010 edge of darkness the bigbudget hollywood version of the classic british tv series is bit of damp squib compared to the original, says peter bradshaw haunted and careworn. A mixture of crime drama and political thriller, it revolves around the efforts of policeman ronald craven played by bob peck to unravel the truth behind the murder of his daughter emma. Edge of darkness tv mini series 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Edge of darkness holds onto the gray areas in characters and the world around it to piece together a story that has lots of intrigue. Edge of darkness was promoted on the cover of the listings. The feature is based on a script written by robert rossen which was adapted from the 1942 novel the edge of darkness by william woods. I am a big fan of taken, to which this film seemed to be garnering a. I am a big fan of taken, to which this film seemed to be garnering a great deal of comparison based on the trailers. Despite a strong performance by star mel gibson, the movie has a sour, hopeless tone.
Read the edge of darkness movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Dec 09, 2015 the mysterious murder of an environmental activist leads her straightlaced father, an inspector of the local police force, through a haunting revelation of the murkiness of the british nuclear policy of the eighties. In 2010 the original director and producer, martin campbell and michael wearing, remade the series as a feature film, starring mel gibson. Absorbing in the way that being in a bad mood is absorbing, edge of darkness can leave you with something like the malaise that comes with the onset of a 48hour bug.
Edge of darkness is a british television drama serial produced by bbc television in association with lionheart television international and originally broadcast in six fiftyfiveminute episodes in late 1985. Edge of darkness has all the right ingredients to get us into mels corner. Edge of darkness certainly has its fair share of flaws memo to danny huston. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the imdb app on your smartphone or tablet. Watching this again for the first time in many years, i would not say that gibsons screen presence is likable. Theres also a photo gallery and again, you can isolate the music score, if you wish. Launched in 2010, edge of darkness is a us crimethriller movie based on the 1985 bbc tv series of the same name. The edge of darkness movie trailer gets better and better as it progresses, especially when ray winstone shows up. The six tv episodes of troy kennedy martins classic political coverup thriller from 1985 have been scrunched together into a moderate feature film zipping through the revelations at speed. Edge of darkness, a soundtrack album from the series, by eric clapton and michael kamen the edge of darkness, a song from the album the x factor by iron maiden. Mel gibson might be looking a little long in the tooth, but he hasnt lost a step in terms of his acting chops, judging by the edge of darkness, a remake of the 6hour bbc miniseries of the same name first broadcast in 1985.
Video taken from channel 4 programme the 50 greatest television dramas 2007. At first, when emma craven, thomas daughter, is shot and killed in his arms, it seems that the target of the bullet was thomas craven himself. Edge of darkness dna in hugo blicks atmospheric and oblique 2011 series the. Edge of darkness 1986, slipstream 1989 and jurassic park 1993. Edge of darkness a 1985 miniseries more intriguing than the.
For better and for worse, edge of darkness offers vintage mel gibson. Edge of darkness, a film adaptation of the 1985 tv series. Taking on his first lead role since 2002s signs, mel gibson returns to form in edge of. Oct 16, 2009 the edge of darkness movie trailer has premiered. Edge of darkness, directed by martin campbell and written by troy kennedymartin, has the texture of a novel the way a novel plays out in your mind as you read it. It has the best soundtrack of any film or miniseries ever, by eric claption and michael kamen imo eric clapton best work ever. Mel gibson as tom craven in edge of darkness, a misjudged remake of the classic tv drama. Some of the following tropes may have been identified wandering. The complete series 1986 starring joe don baker and bob peck on dvd and bluray. The film features amazing scenes of places never before seen gathered by key space missions that culminated with groundbreaking discoveries in 2015.
Jan 30, 2010 mel gibson as tom craven in edge of darkness, a misjudged remake of the classic tv drama. Read the full synopsis of edge of darkness, 1943, directed by lewis milestone, with errol flynn, ann sheridan, walter huston, at turner classic movies. Dec 15, 2017 edge of darkness, directed by martin campbell and written by troy kennedymartin, has the texture of a novel the way a novel plays out in your mind as you read it. Staring bojana novakovic, danny huston, ray winstone and mel gibson. It does remind me of harry brown and taken but revenge films seem en vogue now. When his daughter emma is murdered, cop craven discovers, that she was in a gaia group of activists occupied with exposing northmoor nuclear waste storage facility for illegal activities. No infringements are meant by uploading this video, its. With mel gibson, ray winstone, danny huston, bojana novakovic. No infringements are meant by uploading this video, its purely for entertainment and. The fact remains that in edge of darkness he remains a likable man with a natural screen presence. Edge of darkness gathers all the elements of a smart, politically resonant thriller, but leaves them only halfassembled. Edge of darkness is a 2010 film starring mel gibson as thomas craven, a cop investigating his daughters murder. The iconic bbc miniseries, 1985s 6episode edge of darkness, gets the dvd treatment in anticipation of the upcoming mel gibson thriller of the same moniker.
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. With bob peck, joe don baker, charles kay, ian mcneice. T he bbcs 1985 sixpart thriller edge of darkness was immediately recognised as, and remains, one of the. Edge of darkness 1943 film edge of darkness aka norway in revolt is a 1943 world war ii film directed by lewis milestone that features errol flynn, ann sheridan, and walter huston. This vhs presentation enhances that feeling, as the commercial breaks and credits of each episode are trimmed away, and the whole thing unreels in nearly six continuous hours. Mel gibson resurrects career in remake of bbc miniseries. Edge of darkness, a soundtrack album from the series, by eric clapton and michael kamen. I loved edge of darkness precisely because it was more than i expected.
622 1158 1242 684 209 255 781 87 650 894 1192 1205 338 189 517 144 1270 863 1303 1142 414 417 1279 327 885 413 698 1113 233 49 970 820 1320 701 1071 785 1445 1361 546