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Mel Gibson Crosses the Line in 'Edge of Darkness'new
In the pair of emotionally contradictory images that open Mel Gibson’s Edge of Darkness, swollen corpses surfacing on a moonlit river are followed without pause by grainy home video of a little girl playing in the surf.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
01-29-2010 |
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Tags: Edge of Darkness, Martin Campbell
Looking Back: Mel Gibson Atones, Defeated

Acting in his first film since 2003, Mel Gibson is a bit rusty as retiring Boston homicide detective Thomas Craven in a part corporate-thriller and part old-school revenge fantasy that feels dated from the start.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
01-25-2010 |
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Tags: Edge of Darkness, Martin Campbell
Blond Ambitionnew
This film goes back to Bond's roots.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
11-22-2006 |
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Tags: Casino Royale, Martin Campbell
James Blondnew
This is the James Bond origin story wherein we get to discover, along with incoming blond Bond Daniel Craig, where 007 got his suave daredeviltry.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-17-2006 |
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Tags: Casino Royale, Martin Campbell
Killing Machinenew
Cool newcomer Daniel Craig and this third adaptation of Casino Royale give us OO7 at his most lethal.
Seattle Weekly |
Robert Wilonsky |
11-16-2006 |
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Tags: Casino Royale, Martin Campbell
Bond Beginsnew
Bond has gone dark, very dark in this latest 007 installment, which marks a return to an original Ian Fleming novel as its literary source.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
11-16-2006 |
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License Renewed
Casino Royale breathes fresh life into James Bond.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
11-13-2006 |
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Tags: Casino Royale, Martin Campbell
The Best Superspy Yet
Daniel Craig more than capably fills 007's shoes in a Bond film that shatters formula constraints and delivers nail-biting action in a considerably darker mode.
Tags: Casino Royale, Martin Campbell
Foiled Againnew
Maybe it's time for this tired old blade to stop swinging.
Dallas Observer |
Bill Gallo |
10-31-2005 |
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Unmaskednew
Whereas the Zorro of yore was a cunning subversive with a libidinous guerrilla panache, this new take with a tyke added is more like Leave It to Zorro.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-27-2005 |
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The Legend of Zorro
The film falls flat in its seriously siesta-inducing pace.
Washington City Paper |
Mario Correa |
10-27-2005 |
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Z-Movie
As far as this belated Zorro sequel is concerned, better never than late.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
10-27-2005 |
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Sequel Taints Your Memory of First Filmnew
Despite reuniting Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones and director Martin Campbell, The Legend of Zorro proves so sloppy, silly and over-acted that the signature "Z" should stand for "Zero."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
10-27-2005 |
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The Moore, The Merrier
The Legend of Zorro recalls the preposterous fun of 1970s James Bond.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
10-25-2005 |
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