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Edison Reviews

2005

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Former N-Sync star Justin Timberlake makes his acting debut in this gritty crime thriller, playing a young journalist who uncovers massive police corruption in the town of Edison. He joins forces with his cynical mentor (Morgan Freeman, MILLION DOLLAR BABY), as well as an investigator for the district attorney's office (Kevin .. Read more

Starring	Dylan McDermott, LL Cool J, John Heard, Cary Elwes
Director	David J. Burke
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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  recommend afew glasses no bottles of wine before viewing..
  
  I dont know where to start really ..it was utter tripe. The biggest surprise was Justin Timberlake, he was quite convincing , not a bad actor really. if this ... read more »
  
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  - 31 Jan 2007 at 11:25
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- - 0
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  OKish Thriller
  
  An action/thriller about police corruption. It's all been done before and a lot better despitre a top cast. But both Morgan Freeman & Kevin Spacey in ... read more »
  
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- - GaryI
  - 656 reviews
  - March, Cambs
  - 29 Mar 2012 at 21:15
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  Just too slow
  
  The acting was OK but I had little interest in the plot, forgot who everyone was, and generally tuned out. Disappointed.
  
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  - OXON
  - 27 Jul 2011 at 12:19
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  Worth a watch.
  
  Storyline that has been done many times before, but still worth a watch as long as you stayed with it. Good cast.
  
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- - Tinkerbell64
  - 58 reviews
  - 16 Jul 2011 at 14:01
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  Finally a movie worth watching!
  
  This movie is great, you get into it right from the start. It has also an amazing number of famous actors. I was extremely surprised to see how well Justin ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 22 May 2011 at 01:04
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  Cool Timberlake!
  
  You expect good acting from the likes of Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey, but LL Cool J and Justin Timberlake are a real revelation! A bit confusing in parts, ... read more »
  
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- - tallan
  - 47 reviews
  - Hampton, England
  - 12 Apr 2011 at 18:48
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  not bad!!
  
  Not bad film - Its great film!!
  
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  - London
  - 11 Apr 2011 at 12:29
- - 0
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  Such a waste
  
  Great well known actors, poor story. If you haven't heard it all before or are a Justin fan then don't bother. I was bored senseless. The only good bit ... read more »
  
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  - Chantal
  - 1037 reviews
  - London
  - 24 Feb 2011 at 23:46
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  Edison (2005)
  
  Crooked cops and politicians against good cop, journalist, and investigator! Predictable story, easy to work out the plot, but well shot and acted. An enjoyable... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 01 Feb 2011 at 10:52
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  Edison - Easy viewing nothing more
  
  Considering the cast you would expect this to be dire (with the exception of the ever brilliant Mr Freeman of course) but I was pleasantly surprised. Don't ... read more »
  
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- - AnnaT
  - 54 reviews
  - Tamworth
  - 27 Jan 2011 at 15:23
- - 0
  - 0
  What a star
  
  This film was ok to watch if you have nothing else worth doing. I think Timberlake was actually very good in this, Freeman on the other hand was dull (again, as... read more »
  
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- - filmdog
  - 45 reviews
  - Banbury
  - 25 Oct 2010 at 22:06
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- - 20
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  recommend afew glasses no bottles of wine before viewing..
  
  I dont know where to start really ..it was utter tripe. The biggest surprise was Justin Timberlake, he was quite convincing , not a bad actor really. if this ... read more »
  
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- 407719
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  - uk
  - 31 Jan 2007 at 11:25
- - 10
  - 4
  Good Evening's Viewing
  
  Crooked cops and politicians against good cop, journalist, and investigator!
  
  Predictable story, easy to work out the plot, but well shot and acted.<... read more »
  
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  - Yorkshire
  - 31 Jul 2006 at 23:51
- - 8
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  Sneaked it into 4 stars with 7/10.
  
  I guess when reviewing a movie much of your rating comes from expectations, here, despite a few big names, we expected nothing more than a reasonably paced ... read more »
  
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- - Graham
  - UK
  - 23 Oct 2007 at 17:06
- - 7
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  AVOID
  
  I was lured into renting this film by the trailer which appeared very promising with an all star line up. However, the plot is ridiculous, acting atrocious and... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Hollywood
  - 06 Mar 2007 at 16:19
- - 6
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  Waste of time
  
  Justin Timberlake was better than expected but the story line was too easy to predict.
  
  No need to watch the whole film, just ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 24 Jan 2007 at 13:01
- - 6
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  not that good
  
  Was disappointed with this film as all morgan freeman films are normally pretty good. Can't remember to much about the film as it was very slow and just ... read more »
  
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- - BARRY LANGTON
  - colchester, essex
  - 22 Feb 2007 at 17:48
- - 5
  - 2
  Edison Great!
  
  Upon discovering a den of corrupt policemen, a fresh-faced journalist makes a shaky allies in a jaded reporter and investigator for a powerful district attorney... read more »
  
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- - Cornetto
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  - Lancaster
  - 06 May 2007 at 06:09
- - 3
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  Pleasantly Surprised
  
  I did think that as soon as I put this on my rental list that it was a mistake but I was pleasantly surprised. I thought that this was another pop star movie ... read more »
  
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- - Rainey
  - 16 reviews
  - Tadley, England
  - 12 Apr 2007 at 16:22
- - 2
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  Mediocre ends in facre
  
  A corrupt cop department. A young, innocent journalist that stumbles across the story. A good cop getting dragged in to 'wicked' ways.
  
  All ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Birmingham, England.
  - 22 Apr 2007 at 13:21
- - 2
  - 1
  Cracker!
  
  What a pleasant surprise. Dont remember much hype around this one, but its a cracking film, worth a viewing, with a good cast.
  
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- - darren cunningham
  - manchester
  - 10 Jun 2010 at 19:28

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  Former N-Sync star Justin Timberlake makes his acting debut in this gritty crime thriller, playing a young journalist who uncovers massive police corruption in the town of Edison. He joins forces with his cynical mentor (Morgan Freeman, MILLION DOLLAR BABY), as well as an investigator for the ...

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  Former N-Sync star Justin Timberlake makes his acting debut in this gritty crime thriller, playing a young journalist who uncovers massive police corruption in the town of Edison. He joins forces with his cynical mentor (Morgan Freeman, MILLION DOLLAR BABY), as well as an investigator for the ...