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Release Date:
14 November 2003 (UK)
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Tagline:
When it comes to murder, seduction and betrayal he wrote the book. Now he's living it!
Plot:
From his hospital bed, a writer suffering from a skin disease hallucinates musical numbers and paranoid plots. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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3 nominations
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Mel Gibson Is Back: Trailer For Edge of Darkness Debuts
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Mel Gibson’s Back to Kicking Ass in the ‘Edge of Darkness’ Trailer
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(From FilmJunk. 15 October 2009, 11:13 AM, PDT)
Mel Gibson’s Back to Kicking Ass in the ‘Edge of Darkness’ Trailer
(From Movie Cultists. 15 October 2009, 9:36 AM, PDT)
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Could have been great, but.......
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Dan Dark |
 | Robin Wright Penn | ... | Nicola / Nina / Blonde |
 | Mel Gibson | ... | Dr. Gibbon |
 | Jeremy Northam | ... | Mark Binney |
 | Katie Holmes | ... | Nurse Mills |
 | Adrien Brody | ... | First Hood |
 | Jon Polito | ... | Second Hood |
 | Carla Gugino | ... | Betty Dark / Hooker |
 | Saul Rubinek | ... | Skin Specialist |
 | Alfre Woodard | ... | Chief of Staff |
 | Amy Aquino | ... | Nurse Nozhki |
 | David Dorfman | ... | Young Dan Dark |
| Eddie Jones | ... | Moonglow Bartender |
| Lily Knight | ... | Woman Physiotherapist |
 | Clyde Kusatsu | ... | Visiting Japanese Doctor |
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Rated R for strong sexual content, language and some violence.
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109 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Germany:12 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Finland:K-15 |
Spain:18 |
Brazil:18 |
USA:R (No. 39265) |
New Zealand:R16 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Canada:14A |
Singapore:M18 (re-rating) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15
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Anachronisms: When the First Hood and Second Hood are driving away in their vintage car in the 1940s, you can clearly see the reflection of a lit, modern, Los Angeles skyscraper in the window of the backseat.
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Dan Dark:
So, what's the story? Who's the dame?
Mark Binney: How'd you know there's a dame?
Dan Dark: There's always a dame.
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Mark Binney: How'd you know there's a dame?
Dan Dark: There's always a dame.
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References The Maltese Falcon (1941)
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Soundtrack:
It's All In The Game
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A NOTE ABOUT SPOILERSmore
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I picked this movie up because I read the story on the back cover and found it interesting and because I like Downey. I was prepared to watch something different (from most movies I watched this year) and in that regard I was not disappointed. The movie was indeed different, the story was interesting, acting was very good (in most cases) the soundtrack was excellent....so why didn't I enjoy it?
When the movie finished I was left disappointed. I couldn't find any real flaws in any aspect of the film (direction was above average, acting was great, music was very good and appropriate) but still I did not feel like I have just watched a great movie. I did not hate it but I didn't like it either. More than a couple of times I was tempted to hit fast forward.
And after a while I realized what was the problem with this film. Every character (except Downey's character - and then only to some extend) is left undeveloped and every relationship in the film is also left undeveloped. Most parts of the story are left unfinished or are presented in so little detail that they become uninteresting or irrelevant. It almost feels as if the original duration of the film was 4 hours and they had to cut bits and pieces to make it shorter.
All in all, I feel this could have been a great movie, but something happened along the way and the result was an average film. Worth watching it once, if only for Downey and an out-of-character Gibson, but that's it.
P.S. Please excuse any spelling or grammar mistakes. I'm not used to writing in English.