Metacritic Movie Ratings
Edge of Darkness Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 80

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen

  An intense Mel Gibson performance anchors this brutally effective crime thriller.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  His (Gibson) slow-burn fury keeps the movie going, but not enough to invest us in any justice beyond payback.

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• 75

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Though the experience is nerve-racking and cathartic under Campbell's skilled direction, musings on family and grief and Gibson's intense, but subtle, performance stay with us longest.

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• 63

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Winstone's interaction with Gibson provides the movie with much of its interest. For the rest, it's a skillful exercise in CGI and standard-order thriller supplies.

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• 60

  out of 100

  VarietyBrian Lowry

  Campbell's topnotch production team yields predictably polished results, but the director's decision to revisit the late Troy Kennedy Martin's teleplay, finally, feels lacking.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  Edge of Darkness is reasonably well executed, but its competence reeks of fatigue. Another dead kid. Another angry dad. Another day at the office.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  Edge of Darkness was one of the most enthralling, intricate and genuinely thrilling productions in the history of the small screen. The big-screen version--directed by Martin Campbell, who did the original--offers an example of why the studios' numbers often add up, and why, at the same time, so many of today's Hollywood movies leave us cool if not downright cold.

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