Edge of Darkness is a solid return for Mel Gibson. His performance is great, so is everyone else. The movie shines in a few different scenes. Besides those few edge of your seat scenes, the pacing has issues. The beginning had a good build up, but the middle portion dragged most of the time. The ending was good: "Deep down, you know you deserve this." This movie exposed government corruption, which is always great to see. Overall, the pacing prevented Edge of Darkness from being a top of the line drama/thriller. Still a good watch if you feel like watching Mel Gibson again