History Film / EdgeOfDarkness2010

''Edge of Darkness'' is the Hollywood [[TheFilmOfTheSeries film adaptation]] of the [[EdgeOfDarkness BBC television series]] of the same name. It was directed by Martin Campbell (''Film/CasinoRoyale'', ''TheMaskOfZorro''), and stars Creator/MelGibson and Bojana Novakovic (''Film/DragMeToHell''). The film was released by WarnerBrothers in 2010 to mixed critical reception.

Widowed detective Thomas Craven (Gibson) lived only for his career with the UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} PD and his daughter, Elle (Novakovic). During an unexpected visit at Craven's home, Elle suddenly became violently ill at the dinner table... and, in a panic, urged her father to take her to the hospital, telling Craven that there was something important she needed to tell him as they prepared to leave. Before he could find out what that was, Elle was fatally shot in the chest by a masked assailant on Craven's front porch... a shot that the Boston Police believed was meant for Craven himself.

However, his daughter's strange behavior before her death gave Craven reason to doubt that assumption. And the deeper he dug into Elle's past and the secretive nature of her work, the more reason he had to believe that the assassin's bullet was, in fact, meant for her. Soon Craven found himself in the midst of a conspiracy involving powerful corporations, ruthless killers, and some of the highest levels of the United States government. Unwilling to let his daughter's death be in vain, Craven vowed to pursue the truth no matter the cost to his career, or even his own life.

* [[DaddysGirl Daddy's Girl]] -- Elle.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard -- Craven gains a measure of symbolic revenge when he [[spoiler: forces Bennett, the man who ordered the radioactive thallium poisoning of both Craven and Elle, to drink a jar filled with thallium-tainted milk.]]

* PerfectPoison -- [[spoiler: Using radioactive thallium to kill both Cravens, as the thallium is tasteless, odorless and deadly after a few days. Furthermore, Elle worked with radioactive material so there's plausible deniability.]]

* RevealingCoverup -- Elle's murder is the start of it. Repeated attempts to shut Craven up just make things worse.

* TheStoic -- Craven, a former Vietnam vet who can't understand why others "make such a big deal" out of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, shows little outward signs of his emotions aside from a brief breakdown after Elle's death.

''Edge of Darkness'' is the Hollywood [[TheFilmOfTheSeries film adaptation]] of the [[EdgeOfDarkness BBC television series]] of the same name. It was directed by Martin Campbell (''Film/CasinoRoyale'', ''TheMaskOfZorro''), and stars Creator/MelGibson and Bojana Novakovic (''DragMeToHell''). The film was released by WarnerBrothers in 2010 to mixed critical reception.

Not to be confused with the 1943 World War II film, [[SimilarlyNamedWorks also titled]] ''[[EdgeOfDarkness1943 Edge of Darkness]]''.

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!!''Edge of Darkness'' contains examples of:

* PerfectPoison -- [[spoiler: Using radioactive thallium to kill both Cravens, as the thallium is tasteless, ordorless and deadly after a few days. Furthermore, Elle worked with radioactive material so there's plausible deniability.]]

** Bill uses this as his excuse for [[spoiler:betraying Craven to the bad guys. Craven replies "[[DeadLittleSister I don't.]]"]]

* AGlassOfChianti: Jedburgh is drinking a glass of wine in a park bench when Craven meets him.
* CantStopTheSignal: Craven sends his daughter's confessional/whistleblowing video to the press.

* {{Fingore}}: Craven kills one mook by shooting him when he tries to hold him up. The bullet end up blasting off his finger and [[EyeScream going through his eye.]]

* HollywoodNewEngland -- Gibson uses the traditional Boston accent and portrays the classic working class Bostonian roots, the Senator could probably trace his ancestory back to the mayflower if you asked him.

* PerfectPoison -- [[spoiler: Using radioactive thallium to kill both Cravens, as the thallium is tasteless ordorless and deadly after a few days.]]

''Edge of Darkness'' is the Hollywood [[TheFilmOfTheSeries film adaptation]] of the [[EdgeOfDarkness BBC television series]] of the same name. It was directed by Martin Campbell (''CasinoRoyale'', ''TheMaskOfZorro''), and stars Creator/MelGibson and Bojana Novakovic (''DragMeToHell''). The film was released by WarnerBrothers in 2010 to mixed critical reception.

-->[[spoiler: Senator]]: "I am a [[spoiler: United States Senator]]."

* StormingTheCastle: The climax.

''Edge of Darkness'' is the Hollywood [[TheFilmOfTheSeries film adaptation]] of the [[EdgeOfDarkness BBC television series]] of the same name. It was directed by Martin Campbell (''CasinoRoyale'', ''TheMaskOfZorro''), and stars MelGibson and Bojana Novakovic (''DragMeToHell''). The film was released by WarnerBrothers in 2010 to mixed critical reception.

* ConvenientTerminalIllness: It is revealed that [[spoiler: Jedburgh]] has a termianl illness which probably explains why he [[spoiler: kills the rest of the major villains and allows himself to be killed by the security guard at the ending]]

* HaveYouToldAnyoneElse -- interesting twist: Craven tells Jedburgh he didn't tell anyone, and ''because of that'' ({{Or is it}}? [[EnigmaticMinion Hard to say...]]), the latter lets the former live.

Widowed detective Thomas Craven (Gibson) lived only for his career with the {{Boston}} PD and his daughter, Elle (Novakovic). During an unexpected visit at Craven's home, Elle suddenly became violently ill at the dinner table... and, in a panic, urged her father to take her to the hospital, telling Craven that there was something important she needed to tell him as they prepared to leave. Before he could find out what that was, Elle was fatally shot in the chest by a masked assailant on Craven's front porch... a shot that the Boston Police believed was meant for Craven himself.

* StallingForTime: When Craven lost two henchman by hiding and escaping from a bathroom.

* TheStoic -- Craven, a former Vietnam vet who can't understand why others "make such a big deal" out of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, shows little outward signs of his emotions aside from a brief breakdown after Elle's death.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome -- when Craven tricks out the MenInBlack sent after him. He crashes his car into theirs, frames them for it, and ''arrests them''. And since they are armed men who are following a would-be assassination victim...

''[[Film/EdgeOfDarkness2010 Edge of Darkness]]'' is the Hollywood [[TheFilmOfTheSeries film adaptation]] of the [[EdgeOfDarkness BBC television series]] of the same name. It was directed by Martin Campbell (''CasinoRoyale'', ''TheMaskOfZorro''), and stars MelGibson (''LethalWeapon'') and Bojana Novakovic (''DragMeToHell''). The film was released by WarnerBrothers in 2010 to mixed critical reception.

!!''Film/EdgeOfDarkness2010'' contains examples of:

* [=~Daddy's Girl~=] -- Elle.

* DoubleAgent -- Jedburgh, a british national and "consultant" for the CIA who serves to clean-up politically damaging messes. Throughout the film, it is hard to pin down [[EnigmaticMinion just where his loyalties truly lie]].

Widowed detective Thomas Craven (Gibson) lived only for his career with the Boston PD and his daughter, Elle (Novakovic). During an unexpected visit at Craven's home, Elle suddenly became violently ill at the dinner table... and, in a panic, urged her father to take her to the hospital, telling Craven that there was something important she needed to tell him as they prepared to leave. Before he could find out what that was, Elle was fatally shot in the chest by a masked assailant on Craven's front porch... a shot that the Boston Police believed was meant for Craven himself.

''[[Film/EdgeOfDarkness2010 Edge of Darkness]]'' is the Hollywood [[TheFilmOfTheSeries film adaptation]] of the [[EdgeOfDarkness BBC television series]] of the same name. It was directed by Martin Cambell (''CasinoRoyale'', ''TheMaskOfZorro''), and stars MelGibson (''LethalWeapon'') and Bojana Novakovic (''DragMeToHell''). The film was released by WarnerBrothers in 2010 to mixed critical reception.

!!This film contains examples of:

* TheFilmOfTheSeries -- While Cambell also directed the original television series, the film adaptation received some major changes both to make it more US-centric, and to give it more of a modern-day revenge thriller feel.

* DoubleAgent -- Jedburgh, a british national and "consultant" for the CIA who serves to clean-up politically damaging messes. Throughout the film, it is hard to pin down just where his loyalties truly lie.