fractured~have you seen it? *spoilers*

[wildhorses]

Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) is a millionaire aviation expert who's found out his wife is having an affair with a detective. He shoots her in cold blood and calculatingly sets about removing all the evidence linking him to the crime. Nevertheless, he is arrested and charged with her attempted murder. But he decides to start playing a series of games with hotshot young attorney Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling) the man who's meant to be putting him away. But Ted didn't get rich for nothing and he starts using his brilliant brain to manipulate the legal system and turn all the evidence in his favour. When it looks like he's won, Willy has to do everything in his power to really let him sink his teeth in.

Fracture is a thriller that's been getting some pretty rave reviews, and it's by no means an awful film, maybe just somewhat over-rated. It's a clever idea for a film, and it works out quite interestingly, but a little far fetched and unbelievable (i.e. Hopkins drawing attention in court to his wife having an affair, giving him a great motive for killing her.) Because the plot is so slovenly, the narrative flow is really lost by the end and it's all got a little boring.

On the performances front, Hopkins just regurgitates his Hannibal Lecter routine over again, his character coming off as a little autistic. Gosling, bless him, tries hard but over-acts and comes off as hammy. The film boasts quite a colourful supporting cast, but they can't really liven things up any more.

Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) is a millionaire aviation expert who's found out his wife is having an affair with a detective. He shoots her in cold blood and calculatingly sets about removing all the evidence linking him to the crime. Nevertheless, he is arrested and charged with her attempted murder. But he decides to start playing a series of games with hotshot young attorney Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling) the man who's meant to be putting him away. But Ted didn't get rich for nothing and he starts using his brilliant brain to manipulate the legal system and turn all the evidence in his favour. When it looks like he's won, Willy has to do everything in his power to really let him sink his teeth in.

Fracture is a thriller that's been getting some pretty rave reviews, and it's by no means an awful film, maybe just somewhat over-rated. It's a clever idea for a film, and it works out quite interestingly, but a little far fetched and unbelievable (i.e. Hopkins drawing attention in court to his wife having an affair, giving him a great motive for killing her.) Because the plot is so slovenly, the narrative flow is really lost by the end and it's all got a little boring.

On the performances front, Hopkins just regurgitates his Hannibal Lecter routine over again, his character coming off as a little autistic. Gosling, bless him, tries hard but over-acts and comes off as hammy. The film boasts quite a colourful supporting cast, but they can't really liven things up any more.

Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) is a millionaire aviation expert who's found out his wife is having an affair with a detective. He shoots her in cold blood and calculatingly sets about removing all the evidence linking him to the crime. Nevertheless, he is arrested and charged with her attempted murder. But he decides to start playing a series of games with hotshot young attorney Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling) the man who's meant to be putting him away. But Ted didn't get rich for nothing and he starts using his brilliant brain to manipulate the legal system and turn all the evidence in his favour. When it looks like he's won, Willy has to do everything in his power to really let him sink his teeth in.

Fracture is a thriller that's been getting some pretty rave reviews, and it's by no means an awful film, maybe just somewhat over-rated. It's a clever idea for a film, and it works out quite interestingly, but a little far fetched and unbelievable (i.e. Hopkins drawing attention in court to his wife having an affair, giving him a great motive for killing her.) Because the plot is so slovenly, the narrative flow is really lost by the end and it's all got a little boring.

On the performances front, Hopkins just regurgitates his Hannibal Lecter routine over again, his character coming off as a little autistic. Gosling, bless him, tries hard but over-acts and comes off as hammy. The film boasts quite a colourful supporting cast, but they can't really liven things up any more.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0488120/

[Skittles]

1. yes I saw it

I'm a fan of both Hopkins and Gosling - the film was not great but certainly entertaining enough - I don't think Hopkins and Gosling could be boring, for sure. :)

[wildhorses]

3. yes, it was very stylish and i think gosling held his own against

the GREAT sir anthony hopkins. pretty slick for summer:popcorn:

[LostinVA]

5. Gosling is a very, very good actor

[wildhorses]

6. have you seen it lostinva?

there are times when i cracked up out loud!!!

especially with hopkins but, also a couple of times with gosling...he has that young arrogant thin down pat...very different from half nelson. he is choosing good roles.

:hi:

[LostinVA]

7. No, but I want o -- mainly to see how he does

[saltpoint]

2. Pretty good film. It rises and falls on Ted Crawford being smarter than

the U.S. justice system.

They may have intended a bigger fire sparked between Gosling's young attorney and the woman who led the team for the big corporate outfit. The elevator scene would have been much more effective if I thought Gosling really loved her. I didn't get that he did, though, and it took away some of the punch.

If Crawford had been a manager at a 7-11 instead of an aerospace genius millionaire, I wonder if the film would have been made.

I give the best-acting prize in this cast to David Straithern, Gosling's boss at the Public Defender's Office. Just the right balance of grit and compassion.

[wildhorses]

4. i was disappointed in both the women's roles and did not

sympathize with either of the characters. straithern was terrific:thumbsup:

[LostinVA]

8. He's always terrific, isn't he?

[saltpoint]

9. Good point. The script wasn't generous to women. The film could have

used a stronger female character to balance the high-IQ testosterone energy.

With you all the way on Straithern. One of the most underrated actors around.