Edge of Fear (2018) User Reviews

Oh, It's not that bad ! But it's not good either

[jrizzo1 · 4/10 · 7 July 2019]

First, in my opinion, nobody does 'Central Florida white trash ex-convict' better than Robert Patrick. However, the rest of the cast was horrible. The main guy (the guy with knife stuck in heart, but still alive) seemed to move like he was right out of a Jackie Chan movie.

The guy who's life was saved in the hospital by the Asian doctor gets killed early on, doesn't make any sense.

Also, I could have done without the bed scene with the fat white girl .

I thought the cabin was pretty cool, so there's that.

Who do you blame for this?

[olveracn-07489 · 3/10 · 14 November 2018]

The actor, like walking 100 yard with a knife in his heart, the writers who thought he could do it, or the director who made things happen that aren't plausible.

Great.... As a comedy.

[RobTortureWright · 5/10 · 11 May 2021]

Genuinely not laughed this much at a film in awhile. To start the acting with the non prison break stars is laughably bad, the man who gets stabbed in the chest has some of the worst yet truly comical stumbling about from a knife wound I've ever seen. The sex on the bed while he hides under it and the bouncing bed almost hitting the knife in his chest is so funny is I was bordering on tears of laughter. Then he proceeds to enter the room where the woman is taking a shower and somehow doesn't bother with her and takes a few meds to ease his sore head. She jumps out the shower fully naked and kicks his little booty a few times before a well placed shin strike miraculously kills her. More comical stumbling down the stairs then a nice little speech from his wife while he sits and listens patiently. Our Macaulay culkin wannabe Spikes some drinks for fun and Sucre dies from poisoning in a way Vladimir Putin would be proud of. Now a man takes a walk in the woods and puts his phone on loud speaker so the guy from terminator can talk to the birds. Rambo hides under some grass then does a Michael Jackson dance when he gets up to celebrate hiding so well. He stumbles about doing a chicken dance some more before pepper spraying a random guy and stealing his car. He runs over Mr headshot who now can't hit a shot to save his actual life, he dies surprise surprise and now he gifts the bad guys the shiny new van he got for them, they accept and take his wife for sex later before driving away. Stab wound Rambo somehow gets a tractor and crashes it into the van, guys I'm honestly not making this up. This is what happens. Stabby boy turns into Bruce lee with a leg sweep before teabag shots mr terminator dead. Our "hero's" wife is tied up in the van and it's on fire just because. He now after the entire film takes out the knife from his chest and uses to cut the cords and free his wife before they jump out of the burning van doing a roly poly. They both survive and she's now pregnant and they visit "Michael Dwyers" grave before walking away to create more comedy somewhere else. The end. Action film with story 0/10 comedy value 10/10.

Complete vomit

[uncleblock · 1/10 · 16 November 2018]

My favourite scene.

"Patrick" leaves the house with a bottle of wine.

The ratty guy follows the red wine trail out to the green tractor where he finds the wine bottle.

Talks on the phone and then leaves.

Suddenly we learn that "Patrick" was only a few feet away, hiding under some dry grass.

That was some plan "Patrick" had, ey?

He leaves a trail of red wine out to the tractor, then he hides himself under a pile of grass. Clearly he wanted one of the bad guys to follow him. And the plan worked perfectly, except, nothing happened. It turned out there was no kucking plan. The bad guy just went back in the house.

Brilliant.

Waste of time

[afzan-42747 · 1/10 · 10 November 2018]

Grade F movie, wasted my time watching it. Poor acting and story line. Cringe lines as well. Seriously, worse movie ever. I had to sign up with Imdb just to write this review. Whoever is involved please dont make movies anymore.

Makes you want to shoot yourself

[thassan-51199 · 1/10 · 22 August 2019]

My first ever review, because I feel I had to sign up and warn people of this absolutely terrible movie. If you are waiting for something exciting to happen, then this is not the movie for you. I watched a Chinese guy get stabbed in the heart, then stumble around for 5 hours accidentally killing a load of bad guys in self defense. There is also the bonus of plenty of scenes which have no relevance or impact to the storyline at all. Bad acting. Bad choreography. Bad scriptwriting. However, so bad, that it actually became funny.

So Much Negativity?

[Movie_Freak_2019 · 6/10 · 19 July 2022]

Why so much backlash? Is it because the actors are Chinese and some of the critiques can't stand Asians?

I mean c'mon, aren't many of the scenes in most of the box office Hollywood action movies abnormal and doesn't usually happen in real-life? So why is there so much negativity when it comes to this movie?

Obviously this movie does not deserve 8+ stars as it has a few flaws here and there (like most action movies do), but in my opinion it deserves at least 6+ stars considering, I never found the movie boring and never fell asleep even once and I found the acting and script pretty acceptable.

Truly bad

[vmm-44628 · 1/10 · 4 August 2018]

Really, oh my God, what utter drivel!! The main male Chinese actor is so so bad. The story line so ridiculous and obvious. Who in the hell is telling these people to act in these utterly stupid movies!

The ONE reason you should watch this movie

[keywester-05337 · 6/10 · 6 February 2022]

I never give 1s and very rarely give 10s so a 6 means a very watchable movie.

The one reason is it's a very tense, edge of your lazyboy, suspense movie. You are engaged throughout, care about the actors, and for the most part are glued to your TV.

There is just one predictable, pretty lame, scene with a knife at the end that makes you roll your eyes but, that's it.

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Stupidity!!!!!

[albert_holton · 2/10 · 23 November 2018]

Lust! Bad acting! Cheap and simple! Predictable, worthless... All are words that describes this flick.

Who doesn't like a good home-invasion film?

[OneAnjel · 8/10 · 29 December 2021]

I really enjoyed this film. I thought the story was interesting and a new twist on an old favorite. I agree Patrick (Shen Lin) was not the best actor here, but the character was interesting and we were rooting for him. There are some familiar actors in the cast - - not surprisingly because Bobby Roth also directs Prison Break, as well as numerous episodes of various popular dramas like Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds, and Agents of S. H. I. E. L. D. Sounds pretty well-connected. I didn't watch Prison Break but recognize Rockmond Dunbar from his woke family character in 911. The videography is good, the venue is good, there are some interesting surprises.

I see at least 2 reviews mention something about a hidden message; one which implied it has to do with the deer. This makes me wish people would just say what they mean rather than talk in riddles to avoid having to add a spoiler tag. Do they think this is pay-back for killing the buck? If so, I (as an animal lover and a vegetarian) disagree that the writer had this in mind. Being in a hunting lodge is super common American fare, especially for a thriller film.

I think a lot of the low stars in this forum are just disappointed in two Chinese actors being the leads. But if it makes you feel better, the story was written by a Daxing Zhang. So it's not just the them "trying to break into Hollywood" as one person claimed. Their women have actually never had a problem literally already being in Hollywood (becoming a sex symbol after we sent out military overseas in WWII). And there are some famous men, as well, including Bruce Lee, Jet Li, and Jackie Chan. Because this film simply doesn't deserve the low stars. It's well-paced, intriguing, surprising, and at times tender.

Not bad

[aranormer · 7/10 · 3 November 2018]

Was this movie of the year? Not really. Would I watch this again? Probably not. But I still liked this one. Story was simple enough, even romantic. This wasn't the average action flick where hero is punching and kicking the bad guys until all of them, the hero included, look like a pile of raw meat. There were plenty of moments which reminded me of MacGyver (original series), which up to this day still remains on my personal top 10 favorites list. Hero is basically an average joe with no skills or means to gun down the bad guys.

I warmly recommend this if you're like me, in serious need of a break from shaky cam and god-modding meatheaded heroes.

Prison Break 2.0?

[sabri400 · 1/10 · 16 March 2019]

For the first five minutes, I was completely confused about what I was watching as four or five actors with roles in Prison Break made an appearance. That was where my curiosity died a cruel death because this film is predictable beyond belief. There were no plot twists and I could see the ending a mile away, which is a shame because I like many of the featured actors. Don't waste your time and find a Robert Patrick film that actually showed his skills instead. My first review because this film was THAT bad!

Absolute rubbish

[ggbrierly · 1/10 · 10 November 2018]

Don't waste your time on this typical and predictable crap. Poor acting, poor storyline.

Edge of Crap

[xhidden99 · 2/10 · 10 November 2018]

Cartoonishly bad. It's not 1 star because it's very professionally put together from the point of camera and sound but otherwise it was written directed and acted for trash. Is this Chinese money laundering? Does Robert Patrick owe the IRS?. Wow this is seriously bad

utter garbage

[silktown · 1/10 · 8 August 2019]

Bad bad bad please stop taking chinese money so they can use chinese actors. this film is just a paycheck for the bad actors. this truely is the worst film that i have ever has the misfortune to see

As good as most low budget thrillers

[lighterthanair-82569 · 6/10 · 7 September 2020]

Not as bad as the numerous "1" ratings might suggest. This is a typical home invasion movie, yes a little predictable, but it kept me on the edge of my seat for an hour and a half, which works for me. Some good acting, Especially the guy that plays Jack, and some bad acting (the stab victim), and a few good twists.

Boring boring boring

[zdmanos · 1/10 · 10 November 2018]

Main guy acted like a robot... Plot was cliche as hell. Shame about the supporting cast. Felt like a paycheck only acting gig.

Much better than expected

[Leofwine_draca · 6/10 · 18 November 2018]

EDGE OF FEAR is a surprisingly enjoyable little home invasion thriller, much better than you'd expect given the OTT reviews on this site. Sure, it's made on a tiny budget and it has an average script at best, but the film does contain some decent performances from decent actors and it has a great deal of suspense which I wasn't expecting either. The film features two unknown Chinese actors as the leads, Shen Lin and Zhu Zhu, and very good they are too playing an average couple caught up in a nightmare. The idea of having the hero mortally wounded early on the proceedings is a clever one that helps loads, and there are some imaginative moments along the way, particularly involving battery acid. Some of the deaths are too easy and too safe, and there's at least one crude scene that should have been excised altogether. However, Robert Patrick is full of menace as the villain and Robert Knepper far more than just a supporting baddie. Check it out, you might just be surprised.

Emptiness under the hay

[Enforco · 2/10 · 11 April 2019]

Ok. I'll say this. Kind of an interesting first ten minutes with a tight bond being established between two Chinese doctors and an American guy they save from dying. Fast forward some years and they all hang out in the Americans cabin out in the woods. A little hunting and wine drinking combined with showering - and from there on it goes south.

Close by a prison bus is hijacked by a group of thugs who collects one important guy from the bus, and kills the others. The writers makes it clear from the start that we are suppose to hate every single member of the criminals except for the guy who's been collected. Their truck gets shot at and the gang goes by foot and eventually end up at the cabin.

The bond that was established in the beginning means nothing as the American gets killed of relatively fast. Then the male doctor escapes death and goes on a vengeance hunt with a knife in his heart. Yes. A knife. In his heart. The guy has zero combat experience and starts to whoopsie-doopsie-kill off the thugs. You would think that when your whole gang one by one gets murdered by an (to their initial knowledge) unknown assasain, there would be a reaction close to a little bit human from the ones still alive. But no. Not a single showing of fear, sadness, panicking or who knows what. The main antagonist is as stone cold stiff as a T-1000 forever waiting by the police radio in case some Connor news drop. This flick is for those who crave bad guys to be ultra bad and good guys to be nothing but pure good.

Oh, and the peak: One time the protagonist hides perfectly under some hay. Half dead hiding perfectly under hay in the middle of the day close to his pray. Did I mention he's on the lawn and not in a barn? Two thumbs up to the guy who helped him and then magically disappeared. Because I'm ruling out that he could have done that himself, with knife in heart and all. Right, writers?

It's a rent.

Well....

[gkoroueirini · 10/10 · 27 October 2021]

Watching the trailer I thought this could be a nice movie.. when I started the movie I realized that maybe it wasn't so good! BUT thumbs up for making me watch it till the end while being so freaking curious about what's gonna actually happen!!! 🙃

Not great but not a 1/10

[jeffadambarbeau · 6/10 · 8 November 2018]

It's predictable but it's not as garbage as some of these 1/10 reviews.

Waste of time !!

[aya-97619 · 1/10 · 4 January 2020]

I cant imagine I wasted 1h41mins watching such a movie ! It has no story behind it i doubt there was a script ! And the most annoying thing was this chinese guy with the knife stuck in his heart he kept wiggling the whole movie like the jackie chan movie ! I would have gave it less than 1 if there was a zero

Horrible!

[fr-redestad · 2/10 · 12 November 2018]

This is an awful movie. Plain and simple! I thought for a bit that it might be good for a day when you are hungover but it is just laughable. The dialogue and the actors are not of this world.

Crap!!!

[jhmoondance · 1/10 · 7 November 2018]

Crap! Only 1 star cos there's no zero! Acting terrible. Screenshots dire. A whole lot of mess.