Edge of Darkness is an emotionally charged thriller set at the intersection of politics and big business. Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department and a single father. When his only child, twenty-four year-old Emma (Bojana Novakovic), is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the target. But he soon suspects otherwise, and embarks on a mission to find out about his daughter's secret life and her killing. His investigation leads him into a dangerous, looking glass world of corporate cover-ups, government collusion and murder – and to shadowy government operative Darius Jedburgh (Ray Winstone), who has been sent in to clean up the evidence. Craven's solitary search for answers about his daughter's death transforms into an odyssey of emotional discovery and redemption.This movie was pretty bad ass. I really enjoyed it. It was a great ride and I really bought in. It also featured two of the most shock you out of your chair, violent and realistic killings I've ever seen on film. All I'm saying is that the thought of actually seeing up close someone shot at close range by a shot gun or suddenly hit by a car has got to look EXACTLY like it looked in this movie. Again - sudden, gruesome and freakishly real looking. I'm shocked that they didn't actually kill the actors for those shots. Anywho, you really buy Mel Gibson as the vengeful father and I think Ray Winstone is awesome in everything he does. You find yourself completely engaged in the conversations that him and Mel Gibson have together.
I very strongly recommend people checking this bad boy out. Be warned that parts of it are incredibly violent/graphic, but it is a great watch.
