A Disappointing Continuation

Blistering performances.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

i read the previous review - and don't understand why they said it was so bad and a waste of time....this movie is full of suspense and graft and corruption....love it. From the beginning to the end - you'll - at first be on the middle of your seat - then the edge of your seat - you'll see.... Dylan McDermott, well i won't tell you - but he's up to his old tricks again but i bet you knew that when you read who was going to be in this movie... lol. Not sure if this means a spoiler or not, but put that in just in case.... :-) Even though this movie was made in 2005, it could have been made this year. I think Justin Timberlake did a great job in the movie - others mentioned he should have stayed with music - when you see the movie, you'll have to agree he did a super job. Well, that's about it...hope you enjoy this as much as i did. Great movie and certainly NOT a waste of time!! Please pass the popcorn!!

This film had an amazing start and then things went kinda downfall i don't agree with the 0% on Rotten Tomatoes but still it was kinda disappointing too much stupid things going on i never seen a whole police department in a film being so 'Dirty' i mean common they send a whole goddamn army to kill Justin Timberlake. Also the film has a great cast that doesn't seem to care in order to use them well like Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey who they just come and goes. Anyways it had it's moments as a film and for sure it doesn't deserve all this bad reviews but i understand why tho....it's a good film for what it is i give it a 7.

It's a vehicle... but I'm not entirely sure for whom. This tells you two things you need to know about this film. Firstly, there are a couple of names from the wider entertainment field but they are either both so bad or so able that one cannot tell who the big draw is. Secondly, the film is sufficiently good to not have to worry about whether the lead is any good anyway.In the event both LL Cool J and Justin Timberlake are perfectly good. The film itself has the makings of an interesting hack-flick but David Burke has obviously got a sinister remit to concentrate on the stars more than the thing warrants. Almost as interesting as the story (which is just a cop-corruption action-thriller) is the tension between creating credible characters and fulfilling the production demands at large. Clearly Morgan Freeman is simply out to enjoy himself in all this, as is Kevin Spacey's scene-stealing wig. 5/10

A young ambitious reporter (Josh Pollack) discovers that an elite police squad is operating outside of the law. Josh's pursuit of the truth behind crime in Edison is fuelled initially by his own ambition to become a celebrated investigative journalist. But when Josh and his girlfriend are savagely attacked, the reasons behind his pursuit become slightly more noble. I have to admit, I avoided watching this movie for a long time. I was tempted - every time I saw it staring at me in the DVD store I picked it up and usually set it quickly down again. The reason why I avoided it was Justin Timberlake. I really object when pop stars, teen idols, footballers, models, etc. are wedged into acting roles (wouldn't Rio Bravo have been as near to perfection as a film can be had not Ricky Nelson started to sing in the middle of it?) Therefore, if I see the likes of Paris Hilton on the cast list I usually won't bother. That being said, Edison is not a film aimed at a teenage audience; it seemed to be a serious film about Police corruption and the rest of the cast did include Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey. So after much inner turmoil, I succumbed to the temptation and settled down to watch it....I shouldn't have bothered! The mind boggles as to why Timberlake was cast as Josh Pollack. I could have understood if this was a minor role, but it is not; the entire plot is based around his character. I could even have understood if his character was the traditional young idealist doing everything he could to make the world a better place (I am sure that even Justin Timberlake could have pulled off young and pure of heart). But no, Josh Pollock is a complicated character who wants fame and a Pulitzer Prize using the minimum amount of effort. In someone else's hands, Josh Pollock could have emerged as great cinema lead. But enough of this Justin bashing, because this film has many other flaws... The plot is ludicrous at times (a police officer gets shot dead inside the District Attorney's office and nobody really seems to bat an eye). There are hardly any likable characters in the film, no one really seems to get punished for their misdeeds and the film's moral message is lost along the way. In short, Edison is a mess, which is a bit of a shame. I believe with the lead role recast and a few minor script revisions it had the potential to have been a great film.