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1. #Was edge of darkness based on a true story movie
2. #Was edge of darkness based on a true story professional
3. #Was edge of darkness based on a true story series

In fact Boston it's self and the tight-community that it is, lends some great nuances to the film and its characters. Boston and its rich history of corruption serve as a perfect substitute to London and a fantastic backdrop for the political corruption in the film.

#Was edge of darkness based on a true story series

Campbell did a phenomenal job of adapting his twenty-five year-old British Television series into a first rate American film for today's audience. Martin Campbell, the director behind "Casino Roayle" and the upcoming "Green Lantern," does a fantastic job with this film and I can't wait to see what he does with the popular DC Comics' character.

#Was edge of darkness based on a true story movie

What I like about the film is that on the surface it is a revenge movie but really it is a political thriller and the audience is more invested with the thriller aspect because we can relate to the story of a father loosing his daughter. Whether it is real or imagined, Thomas believes that Emma's spirit is guiding him to the truth. However, he'll have to act fast because what ever made Emma sick is starting to affect him and it's manifesting in an unusual way. He befriends Craven and through an odd and unspoken alliance helps him to navigate the tricky political waters that lead all the way up to a state Senator, in order to find out the truth about what happened to his daughter and bring down the men that are responsible.

However, Jedburgh has a secret of his own, he's dying and he'd like to do one good thing with his life before he dies. Enter Matt Jedburgh a CIA operative played brilliantly by Ray Winstone, who is charged with the task of making this all go away, which starts with killing Craven. After Craven interrogates Emma's boss Bennett, played by the wonderfully evil Danny Huston, Bennett realizes that Craven is close to figuring out what is going on and calls in their CIA friends to help clean up the mess before it gets any worse. Emma worked at a government research facility and Thomas begins to believe that she may have been killed because of something she learned at work that she was not supposed to know, something illegal that the company might be involved in. In her purse he finds a gieger counter and a gun and realizes that there is a whole lot more going on here than meets the eye. As Thomas begins to delve into his daughter's past he becomes alarmed at what he finds. After convincing his superiors to allow him to stay on the case he begins to believe that he might not have been the target.

#Was edge of darkness based on a true story professional

The only clue is that it was a professional hit and the assailants yelled, "CRAVEN!" Obviously, the police begin to suspect that it was a hit on Thomas gone wrong, probably by someone from one of his old cases. As Thomas is attempting to take Emma to the hospital she is gunned down in front of him on the porch of his own home. She seems to have a secret that she wants to share with her Dad but before she can becomes deathly ill. In the film, Gibson plays Thomas Craven a Boston Homicide Detective who is excited to have his estranged daughter home for a visit. The differences between the film and the original series are only slight and include minor changes to the characters names and the plot being set in Boston, Massachusetts as apposed to London, England. The film is directed by the terrific English director Martin Campbell and is based on the 1985 BBC Television series of the same name, which was also directed by Campbell. In the meantime we have Gibson's riveting performance in "Edge Of Darkness" to act, as a barometer for what solid screen acting should be. It will be interesting to see if in ten years some of today's more modern movie stars will still be around? I imagine we'll still have actors such as Russell Crowe, George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio but will flavor of the months like Gerard Butler, Christian Bale and Sam Worthington still be around? Fine performers in their own rights but time will only tell if they have what it takes to regain the title of movie-star status over the course of decades. Do I think these actors have some shortcomings? Yes, of course I do but pound for pound they are the elite and have been so for over two decades. In short they are the total package, an actor that fascinates the audience to watch while captivating with his performance. Yet at the same time, commanding the scenes with a presence that many fine actors just don't have. Unquestionably, Gibson carries an on-screen presence much like Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise or Bruce Willis, a movie-star quality that allows the audience a familiarity with the actor no matter what character or what type of film he is in.