Edison
Edison
R | 29 July 2005 (USA)
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In the troubled city of Edison, a young journalist, his jaded editor, and an honest investigator from the district attorney's office join forces to gather evidence against corrupt members of an elite police unit.

Reviews
Maidgethma Wonderfully offbeat film!
CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!
Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
GManfred I rented this picture from the local library before reading the website reviews, and I liked it. I don't understand all the venomous comments; this picture breaks no new ground and is a good action picture wherein people get beaten up, killed, and objects blow up. What were they expecting, Shakespeare? And someone mentioned the 'suspension of disbelief'... do they understand the term 'escapist entertainment'?The story has been done before. Organization of cops turns into a vigilante outfit of bad/crooked cops, and a newsman decides to become a crusader to uncover the group. He meets with a great deal of hostility and resistance, including "important people in high places". This is new?The picture gains immeasurable stature from Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey (as noted, sporting a very stylish wig) and has some good supporting performances from LL Cool J and, especially, Dylan McDermott, who has the role of the Psycho Cop (seems like someone always has to, and he did it very well). And I didn't think Justin Timberlake was as bad as advertised. And as I expected, things blew up, people got killed and beaten up and the movie ended just about the way I expected. That's the way action pictures go; as noted,I wasn't expecting Shakespeare.
Matt Kracht Well, I was drawn in by the cast, like everyone else. I'll probably watch anything, no matter how many poor reviews it gets, if it's got both Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey in it. While the first half the movie was fine, somewhere around the middle, it began to falter. What had been a taut thriller began stretching disbelief, until the end of the movie, when it turns ridiculous. The climax, which was probably intended to thrill audiences instead seems to have simply annoyed them, with its over-the-top action sequences and clichéd ending.Certainly, there were aspects that did not work. However, despite all of the problems, I still found it tolerable. I doubt this this will ever be anyone favorite movie, but it was still watchable, and it's got Morgan Freeman in it. If that's enough for you, then I suggest you check this out.
Comeuppance Reviews "Edison Force" is the biggest direct-to-video release of the year. It definitely had some competition which includes "End Game" (With Cuba Gooding Jr. and James Woods), "The Big White" (With Robin Williams and Holly Hunter) and "Grilled". (With Ray Romano, Burt Reynolds, and Juilette Lewis) "Edison Force" is about Joshua (Timberlake) who is a journalist. He uncovers corruption in the police force. One of the most evil cops is Lazerov (McDermott). He tells his boss Moses (Freeman) and they team up with Wallace (Spacey) and Reigert, the D.A. (Cary Elwes) to blow the whistle. But Lazerov doesn't want the secret to come out and he tries to kill Joshua.What saves this movie is the acting. Timberlake is OK. Some of his line readings are terrible though. Freeman and Spacey put in their usual professional performances. Dylan McDermott is the standout. You wish he had more screen time. John Heard drops by and gives a boring role as the chief of police some energy. The action scenes are fun and exciting also. I almost forgot that LL Cool J was in it. He's so wooden and aloof, you forget he's in the movie.If you don't take it seriously, you'll have a good time with it.For more insanity, please visit: comeuppancereviews.com
kiran747-1 Could forgive Justine timberlake for acting in this piece of nonsense, since he just want to fix his itch to be in movie may be, what the hell happened to Kevin spacey and Morgan freeman? are they so broke to pick such a stupid movie.I haven't seen a more disgusting movie lately with such big names.I like to know does any one with comm sense would make a movie like this let alone acting in it?What a torture..JT's acting is sick,no emotions, no feelings, can be again forgiven for there is nothing in the story to be performed.Man people got to watch out for this director,can't imagine that some one could make a disgusting movie like this these days.