Edge of Darkness (2010)

EDGE OF DARKNESS  (2010)  ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
    D: Martin Campbell
    Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston,
    Bojana Novakovic, Shawn Roberts, Denis O'Hare
In a story with some striking parallels to "The Lovely Bones", Mad Mel plays a Boston police detective whose daughter is gunned down in a drive-by in front of his house. If you've watched any previous Mel Gibson movies, you know that messing with Mel's family in any way in the opening reel is not a smart thing to do if you want to survive to the end of the film. But thankfully (and somewhat surprisingly), this is about more than simple revenge. It's an intricate whodunit, with Mel going through the grieving process at the same time his investigation uncovers a maze of government and corporate deceit, all of it tied to his daughter's murder. He's helped along the way by a mercenary troubleshooter with a dry sense of humor and a lethal sense of ethics, played by Ray Winstone. There's plenty of action, too, and Winstone steals every scene that's not bolted to the floor. The resolution's a lot like the ending in "Hamlet". Everybody dies.