Do we ever get tired of big evil companies and government conspiracies? I don’t know, but Edge of Darkness is mostly a retread of any number of political thrillers like The Parallax View, Three Days of the Condor, Enemy of the State, and a host of others. In this one Mel Gibson dons a wicked Baaastin accent and does his best to unravel the mystery of his daughters death. You’ve seen it all before. The car chases, the killing of everyone connected, corrupt politicians, shadowy government entities etc, etc, etc. So, does this measure up to say Frank Sinatra in The Manchurian Candidate? No, but it’s not so bad either. Gibson does OK as the grieving and gritty detective. The weaselly villain is easy to despise and the action scenes are well done. The story is rather James Bondish and makes suspending disbelief  that more difficult. Mediocrity may rule these days, so Edge of Darkness fits right in.