"What do you mean I should be back on Easter Island?"

Mel Gibson hasn’t been in a film for years. Apparently, back in 2002, he said “I think I’ll probably focus more on directing stuff and producing stuff and maybe just come out with something that’s really extraordinary and get in front of the camera.”

8 years later, Edge of Darkness is what lured him out of acting retirement. This should be something “really extraordinary” then.

Well. It should be.

…but it’s actually rather tedious. The trailer made Edge of Darkness look like a lively action/revenge/thriller. In reality, it’s a dreary conspiracy effort that starts off bleak, slowly nudges itself into melancholy and then slowly builds to a finale of downright depressing.

I dunno, perhaps it’s just me that doesn’t find dodgy dealings at a nuclear research company that enthraling. Or perhaps this type of film just ain’t my bag. Whatever, the plodding and somewhat predictable Edge of Darkness just didn’t do it for me.

5/10.

Anyway, stay tuned for the next thrilling installment of Blogalism folks, when our intrepid film reviewer manages to get robbed on the way home from seeing Percy Jackson…