As the most profitable Hollywood star, Mel Gibson's return on the big screen took exactly 7 years. It has been exactly 7 years since the last film "The Signs of the Sky", which played the lead role, to "Edge of Darkness". So, what is waiting for the audience who likes him? Is it a surprise or a mediocre work?
In Hollywood, there are many people who can act and direct, but there are not many people who can produce, photograph and even compose music. All-rounders will always be a minority. The old legend Clint Eastwood is one, and the one who can reach his level is basically Mel Gibson. As an actor, the "Deadly Weapon" series and the "Patriot" are all obtained for himself Has a very high reputation. As a director, his "Brave Heart" has inspired the hearts of hundreds of millions of people. The topical works "The Passion of the Christ" and "Revelation", apart from disputes, are worth seeing only from the movie. excellent work. However, for some of his words and deeds in recent years, I will not discuss them here, and let him let him go.
"Edge of Darkness" brought Mel Gibson back, and it was with Mel Gibson that his aura made this film something to watch, but other than that, it was useless. Highlights. Mel Gibson made his debut, only to find that the stage was not like that. In other words, this movie looks a bit similar to "Hurricane Rescue" starring another old man Liam Neeson. His daughter is behind bars, and the old man relies on one blow to open the puzzle and find out the truth. It’s just because of the hot action in "Hurricane Rescue", the plot is also urgent and precise. Although the original publisher lacked confidence, it turned out to be big with a small fight and got a pretty good box office, and it also brought a lot of money to the old man Liam Neeson. Series of films about. As for "Edge of Darkness", although the plot is very open and close, it is not a coincidence. Just relying on an old man who has not been seen for 7 years has not aroused too much enthusiasm from the audience. As for the critics, it is not salty or indifferent, basically regarded as I hit a soy sauce, glided past my eyes like a meteor, and then disappeared in the film library.
In fact, there is still something to say about the story alone. I thought of "Meteor·Butterfly·Sword." Meng Xinghun, who was originally an unknown killer, is just the most insignificant piece on the chessboard of the wise man Ryu Kagawa. But what I didn’t expect was that the unknown pawn gradually ascended to the protagonist from the most inconspicuous on the big chessboard, and broke the master’s overall plan. He really heard thunder in silence, so he was as smart as Lu Kagawa, and finally Become a loser. The pawn in "Edge of Darkness" is worse than Meng Xinghun, at least Meng Xinghun is still in the game. In this case, Mel Gibson is outside the chess game. In the chess game is his daughter. This girl, like Meng Xinghun, is the most inconspicuous little intern. And as a chess game, this intern has been killed, and the rest of the plan can be continued, but unexpectedly, the intern’s father is a man who loves a woman like a mad, and is a persistent detective. So, starting with the death of his daughter, he found a terrifying case. This story was originally very malleable, but I don’t know why. All we saw was Mel Gibson. In fact, the performance of the actors seemed to be missing, and the circulation of the story and the poor shooting style were negligible. In the end, even Mel Gibson's performance has to be ignored.
In 2010, Stallone made a comeback, Mel Gibson also made a comeback, and Denzel Washington also appeared on the stage, but unfortunately, among them, Mel Gibson's selection of film vision is the worst. So, his next step is to direct himself or continue to take the film. It's a question mark.
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