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Edison

  • 2005
  • Unrated
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
17K
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Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, LL Cool J, and Justin Timberlake in Edison (2005)
ActionCrimeDramaThriller

Upon discovering a den of corrupt policemen, a fresh-faced journalist makes shaky allies in a jaded reporter and investigator for a powerful district attorney.Upon discovering a den of corrupt policemen, a fresh-faced journalist makes shaky allies in a jaded reporter and investigator for a powerful district attorney.Upon discovering a den of corrupt policemen, a fresh-faced journalist makes shaky allies in a jaded reporter and investigator for a powerful district attorney.

  • Director
    • David J. Burke
  • Writer
    • David J. Burke
  • Stars
    • Morgan Freeman
    • Kevin Spacey
    • Justin Timberlake
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    17K
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    • Director
      • David J. Burke
    • Writer
      • David J. Burke
    • Stars
      • Morgan Freeman
      • Kevin Spacey
      • Justin Timberlake
    • 110User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • Ashford
    Kevin Spacey
    Kevin Spacey
    • Wallace
    Justin Timberlake
    Justin Timberlake
    • Pollack
    LL Cool J
    LL Cool J
    • Deed
    Dylan McDermott
    Dylan McDermott
    • Lazerov
    John Heard
    John Heard
    • Tilman
    Cary Elwes
    Cary Elwes
    • Reigert
    Roselyn Sanchez
    Roselyn Sanchez
    • Maria
    Damien Dante Wayans
    Damien Dante Wayans
    • Isiaha
    Garfield Wilson
    Garfield Wilson
    • Rook
    Marco Sanchez
    Marco Sanchez
    • Reyes
    Darryl Quon
    Darryl Quon
    • Wu
    Andrew Jackson
    Andrew Jackson
    • Ives
    Tim Perez
    Tim Perez
    • Butler
    • (as Tim Paul Perez)
    Piper Perabo
    Piper Perabo
    • Willow
    Bryan Genesse
    Bryan Genesse
    • Campos
    Françoise Yip
    Françoise Yip
    • Crow
    • (as Francoise Yip)
    Robert Miano
    Robert Miano
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    • Director
      • David J. Burke
    • Writer
      • David J. Burke
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    User reviews110

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    6ma-cortes

    Exciting movie with dirty cops, corruption, intrepid reporters, shoot out and violence

    The film deals about the powerful Edison foundation and the elite force called F.R.A.T. At the beginning movie is told by off-voice with following words: ¨You're big venue now. Global commerce,sports franchises, chit-char cafés. But you don't get it because you don't see it. Life is not what you think it is. Because of guys like us, you can go on thinking it, till reality sets on. Reality's annoying. The first thing you do when it hits you is wonder where we are , we do our crap. But remember, it's a dirty world. And without us, it's be a whole lot dirtier. Welcome to Edison! ¨.

    Agent Deed(LL CoolJ) and his violent pal, the sergeant Lazerov(Dylan McDermott)pull off a busting into domicile of Rook and Isaiah. Lazarev kills Rook and steals cocaine,money and arms; Isaiah is accused and convicted in courtroom. A young investigative journalist named Pollack (Justin Timberlake)with aspiration to win Pulitzer prize investigates the evidences and unearth deeds about complete corruption of justice system and abuses with brute force by police force. Then, his life and his sweetheart(Piper Parabo)are threatened, but she goes in coma. As he teams up with his jaded newspaper editor(Morgan Freeman), once-famed photographer in Cambodia, and an investigator(Kevin Spacy)working for district attorney,DA(Gary Elwes).

    This exciting film packs noisy action, car chase, explosion,shoot out, and continuous intrigue . It's a noir movie plenty of suspense, thrills, dirty cops with a Police Departmment corrupt and some of violence for police brutality and shots in the forehead and the back. The movie is well performed by a plethora of excellent actors, Freeman, Cool, John Heard and a sensational baddie by Dylan McDermott, among others. Colorful cinematography and stirring musical score by Machine Head. The motion picture is professionally directed by David Burke, though with some flaws. Rating : Acceptable and passable.
    6freakfire-1

    Beat the heat

    This movie has some interesting things in common with a certain Tom Cruise film. That film, entitled Minority Report, is about a huge police agency that is supposed to prevent crime from happening. Here, its a special agency that patrols a city with a certain brand of martial law. Not entirely similar, but enough to recognize.

    Timberlake gives enough of a performance to show he isn't just a music performer. His pairing with Morgan Freeman was alright, but I thought they didn't compliment each other enough. Plus, Freeman seems withdrawn for much of the movie and didn't provide enough of a backdrop on him.

    The ending was predictable to me and the tactics were common in these movies. It was an old formula with descent results. So have a go at it if you must. But remember that Timberlake likes the ladies. "C+"
    5greendevilrc

    Hey... it wasn't THAT bad!

    Oh please... the worst movie ever?? Not even close. Any movie with Spacey and Freeman can't be all that bad. McDermott was actually pretty good. His 'bad boy cop' routine worked and LL Cool Jay was even OK as his partner. Nothing special but come on. Worst movie? You obviously don't see that many!

    Bad cops vs cub reporter / aging veteran reporter. Not the most original story but there were enough action scenes to keep me interested and with the exception of Timberlake, the acting was good and the directing was quick and clean.

    The worst part of the movie was Spaceys wig.
    8robinyj69

    I thought it was good and I'm not a gushing JT fan

    First off, I'm not some Justin Timberlake fangirl obsessed with making him look good, in fact I'm not even a huge Justin fan, but I did like this movie.

    I work at a video store and when I saw this movie with its huge cast that I'd never even heard of I had to see what it was about. I didn't find Justin's acting that bad, it was clearly the worst out of the group, but it's a pretty impressive group, with Cary Elwes and Dylan McDermott being two names that didn't even make the first credits list. The story is basic, a journalist uncovering corrupt cops, but I found it well done. L L Cool J's character was clearly conflicted, but I honestly didn't know what he would do in the end. Morgan Freeman is as always, the wise mentor figure he does so well, and as much as I love Kevin SPacey, he was kind of just there. HIs character didn't have a whole lot of substance, but it's Kevin Spacey, he can do no wrong.

    Surprisingly I thought Dylan McDermott gave the best performance as a homicidal cop. Truly believable and really in character, he freaked me out a couple of times.

    I was really expecting a lot of cheesiness to be honest. Horrible catchphrases, unjustified action sequences, stuff like that, but it was surprisingly well done and I didn't find any of that. Every shooting had a point, it wasn't clichéd, pretty solid really.

    overall, amazing cast, decent story that kept me interested and just enough action to make me jump. I don't know why it didn't appear in theatres, it was better than some garbage I've seen on the big screen. I would say it's worth seeing.
    dancing_sandra

    Positively surprised

    This movie was much better than i expected it would be. The fact that now also Justin Timberlake is acting made me think that as long as you are famous you can do anything you want. Like why is Paris Hilton singing? I am kind of drifting off, what i really want to say is that i was positively surprised I actually thought that Justin was very good and even ll cool j was better than expected. The plot of the movie wasn't that great because in the end everything just went to easy hut i guess in movies everything is possible. If you are a Timberlake fan you will not be disappointed and i even dare to say that when you are not a Timberlake fan you will also enjoy this movie. I am not saying Oscars but it was definitely amusing and worth seeing.

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    • Trivia
      When a Twitter user asked his followers for a bad Kevin Spacey movie, Kevin Spacey himself replied, "Edison".
    • Goofs
      In the first scene at Ashford's apartment Pollack exits into a hallway, onto an elevator (and goes down) while Ashford dances. In the second scene at the apartment Pollack is pushed out of the door onto a rainy sidewalk.
    • Quotes

      Ashford: [to Pollack] Life's a bitch, ain't it? Think you can dive into the deep end of the pool, and then it's 'Oh, shit, where are my water wings?'

    • Connections
      Referenced in Absolute Power: The Making of Edison Force (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Sinking Boat Jig
      Written by Ross Garboushian (ASCAP)

      Published by Engine Co 35 & Source In Sync Music (ASCAP)

      Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

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    • Release date
      • May 10, 2006 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La amenaza
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Millennium Films
      • Emmett/Furla Oasis Films
      • VIP 3 Medienfonds
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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,165,675
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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