All moviesEdge of Darkness

Rated:

R (for strong bloody violence and language)

Running time:

108 minutes

Synopsis:

Thomas Craven is a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department and a single father. When his only child, 24-year-old Emma, 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 murder. His investigation leads him into a dangerous looking-glass world of corporate cover-ups, government collusion and murder -- and to CIA operative Darius Jedburgh, 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.

Release date:

January 29, 2010

Website:

http://edge-of-darkness.warnerbros.com/

Capsule review:

Mel Gibson returns in front of the camera, playing a bereaved Boston cop in search of his daughter’s killers and turning up a sinister conspiracy in the process. A strange and gloomy mashup of “Mystic River,” “Silkwood” and over-the-top James Bond villainy.