It's hard to believe it's been eight years since we last saw Mad Mel take the lead on screen. That's not counting his apology with Diane Sawyer on ABC News over anti-Semitic remarks made while DUI in 2006, of course. Mel has kept busy, co-writing and directing Apocalypto and The Passion of the Christ, but here he puts his actor hat back on.
In Edge of Darkness, Mel plays Boston detective Craven whose daughter is murdered at the front door of his home. Initial leads on the case suggest an enemy of Craven's meant to target him, but cooly dismissing this claim and following his hunches, Craven sets about finding Emma's killer and there's something just not quite right about that Globex Corp on the hill...
Oops did we say Globex? No, we mean Northmoor, although it's easy to see why you might confuse the two. Northmoor is an unintentional (we're assuming) parody of the Hank Scorpio-led Globex corp in The Simpsons. In Edge of Darkness, questionable CEO Jack Bennett welcomes Craven into his layer like the nobel man welcomes his guest... Scorpio! Sorry, couldn't resist.
Edge of Darkness is essentially a parody of a parody. The Simpsons parodied James Bond, and Edge of Darkness parodies The Simpsons. It's of little surprise to learn that director Martin Campbell also directed Golden Eye and Casino Royale. The film ticks some of thriller boxes: meeting in underground car park scene - check!, snappy one liners e.g. "welcome to hell" - also check!, but for the most part is comedic - a Sony laptop turns on in seconds!
Worth seeing to hear Mel Gibson say "Give me the skinny" alone. Oh, and he loves german beeeeeeerrrrrrrrr!
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