Editing The Edge (1997 film) (section)

==Reception==
Upon release, ''The Edge'' received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Based on 50 reviews collected by [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film received a 62% approval rating, with an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 6.3/10. The consensus reads, "''The Edge'' is an entertaining hybrid of brainy Mamet dialogue with brawny outdoors action—albeit one that sadly lacks as much bite as its furry antagonist."<ref name="rt">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/edge/|title=The Edge - Rotten Tomatoes|work=[[IMDb]]|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]]  of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, writing that the filmmakers did well by not going berserk with the action sequences as other films do. He did criticize the ending, saying that:
{{Blockquote|Having successfully negotiated almost its entire 118 minutes, ''The Edge'' shoots itself in the foot. After the emotionally fraught final moments, just as we are savoring the implications of what has just happened, the screen fades to black and we immediately get a big credit for Bart the Bear. Now Bart is one helluva bear (I loved him in the title role of ''[[The Bear (1988 film)|The Bear]]''), but this credit in this place is a spectacularly bad idea.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |date=September 26, 1997 |title=The Edge movie review & film summary |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-edge-1997 |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]]}}</ref>}}