The trailer for Edge of Darkness is now online, and it looks like a movie throwback to an earlier time for several reasons. First of all, it's clearly a gritty cop drama with a grizzled lead (Mel Gibson, returning to acting for the first time in ages), involving quite a bit of violence but no bullet-time. Secondly, it features someone saying "Fasten your seatbelts", which we haven't heard in years.
It's all based on the 1985 BBC TV series of the same name, but before you throw up your hands in disgust and dismiss it as just another remake, it's worth noting that this is directed by Martin Campbell, who also made the much acclaimed series. That makes it less like Gus Van Sant's Psycho and more like Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 remake of his own film, The Man Who Knew Too Much.
The film's out on February 19, 2010 in the UK, and also stars Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic and Frank Grillo. On the evidence of this character-heavy, explosion-light trailer, we're looking forward to it.