Mel Gibson wants to be in front of a camera again, why? He is super rich from directing, he already embarrassed himself from a DUI, and his face is full of tracks and crevasses from years of smoking. Maybe he wants to be Clint Eastwood. Whatever the reason Mel was and still is a good actor vs. the many celebrity wanna be actors that are flooding our screens.
Edge of Darkness is about a loner Boston detective Thomas Craven investigating the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence. Sounds convoluted? it is. In layman's terms its Mel against corporate America. It reminded me of Harrison Ford in 2006 Firewall. Both movies are "B" movies with "A" grade actors. Mel nails the role of Craven right down to the Boston accent. There is one scene in Edge of Darkness that brings back memories of Lethal Weapon #1. Mel is handcuffed to a gurney in a dark, wet, basement type facility. He breaks himself loose and as soon as that happened I expected Gary Busey to walk in. Mel however has his shirt on rather than off.
If Mel wants to continue to act I look forward to it but he needs to find the same great material that he deals with as a director.
Verdict: Go back and watch Taken if you want to see a father get revenge for his daughter's death.
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