An average movie

After taking a long break of 8 years as a lead actor, Mel Gibson was finally back in 2010 with 'Edge of Darkness' but since then, he has been struggling to recovery his A list status. Of course, you could argue that the current box-office is ruled by the super-heros, YA book adaptations and the animated features and no movie star can't secure a box-office success on his own but, to be honest, none of his latest projects have been really amazing enough to deserve a better reception and this movie was a perfect example. I mean, it was not bad at all, I really enjoyed how gritty the whole thing was and it is always a pleasure to see Mel Gibson playing such a shaddy figure. So, the tone was pretty dark but, unfortunately, as soon as Gibson got acquainted with the little Mexican fellow, the whole thing pretty much lost its edge. Indeed, the main character was not such a bad guy after all and that was rather disappointing. On top of that, the 3rd act was quite preposterous as well which was too bad. Still, they managed to create a really interesting underworld, Mel Gibson was really entertaining throughout the whole thing so I think it is actually worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10