When I was looking through Sky Anytime to see if there was anything decent to watch I came across 'Edison'. A quick read of the blurb grabbed my attention simply because of the cast. Something a film with Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey would be worth watching. What concerned me was I had never heard of it and it was filmed in 2005 so it can't be that great. I was also interested to see that Justin Timberlake and LL Cool J were in it. Having seeing LL Cool J in 'S.W.A.T.' and an episode of 'House' I enjoyed watching him. Plus I was curious to see if Timberlake could act as well as he can sing.

Not getting any answers from Deed or Lazerov he decides that something dodgy is going on and decides to investigate. Back in his office his boss Moses Ashford (Morgan Freeman) isn't happy with him and fires him from the community weekly, 'Herald Heights'. This doesn't put Pollack off though and he's determined to get to the bottom of it. Can he find out what's going on before F.R.A.T try and silence him for good?
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'Edison' is Timberlake's first acting role and he's received a lot of criticism for it. Although his acting isn't faultless I thought for his first main role he did very well. His character was likeable but he didn't have enough passion in trying to find out the truth. So I found that although I liked him I was never really worried about his safety. So when there were parts which were supposed to be tense I didn't start hoping that he'd be ok. I don't feel that this lack of passion was entirely his fault though and the director and the script. There were parts he was really believable and you could tell he was trying his best. For anyone who doesn't like him they'll not see this though and just focus on the bad parts.

There are other actors that you'll recognise. John Heard plays Capt. Brian Tilman, the head of F.R.A.T. and he plays it very well. I knew I'd seen him in things before but as I was watching it I couldn't worked it out. It surprised me to learn that he was the Dad in Home Alone. In 'Edison' he's a cool and calculated evil man who doesn't even react when Lazerov goes off on one at him. Cary Elwes (SAW) features as D.A. Jack Reigert. He doesn't have a huge part and I never really noticed that it was him, possibly because when he's on screen the other big stars are. Piper Perabo (Coyote Ugly) plays Timberlake's girlfriend but again doesn't have a huge part.

The other aspects of the film I didn't like were the music. It was played too loud and sometimes drowned out what the actors were saying. There is nothing wrong with my hearing and I found myself having to concentrate in some of the scenes where they cranked the volume of the music up. A prime example of this is the opening scene where Deed is talking. Also parts of the plot were a bit far fetched. The first being the fact that Pollack picks up on the 'thank you' said in court and reads into it. It would have been better if they'd found another way of him suspecting that F.R.A.T. was corrupt and going from there.