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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: HOPKINS,ANTHONY EAN: 0794043107030 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: New Line Home Video Languages: Manufacturer: New Line Home Video MPN: TRNDN10703D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: New Line Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: August 14, 2007 Running Time: 113 minutes Studio: New Line Home Video Theatrical Release Date: April 20, 2007 Editorial Review: Product Description: Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 08/19/2008 Rating: R Amazon.com: Anthony Hopkins plays a brilliant, pathologically serene killer outwitting the good guys at every turn and taking a shine to a twentysomething law enforcer who can't conceal a rural accent and rugged origins. Could it be...? No, not The Silence of the Lambs, but an original mystery, Fracture, which plays a little like Lambs as an episode of Columbo, minus Columbo. Which means the film tells us from the get-go that Hopkins' character, a wealthy engineer, shoots his philandering wife (Embeth Davidtz) and leaves her in a vegetative state. From there, it should be a simple matter for young, assistant District Attorney Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling) to nail Crawford, who provides a full confession and even eschews counsel. That's good for Beachum, a slick winner with a vague background of deprivation, rapidly on his way out of public service after attracting the attention of a deep-pocket, private firm. What he doesn't know, however, is that Crawford has masterminded more than vengeance against his wife, and that the state's case against him is full of pre-arranged holes and a huge time-bomb that will send Beachum scrambling to keep the pieces together. The story, conceived and co-scripted by Daniel Pyne (Doc Hollywood), goes down easily with a minimum of blood and violence, and should easily appeal to mystery buffs as well as old fans of Hopkins and new admirers of Oscar nominee Gosling (Half Nelson). The latter holds his own in multiple, two-character scenes with the masterful portrayer of Hannibal Lecter, pacing Beachum's reactions to Crawford's polite provocations so everything spills onto his youthful face: torn loyalties, confusion, gullibility. Director Gregory Hoblit (Hart's War), still best-known for decades of distinguished television work (NYPD Blue), brings the necessary intimacy to make the stars' chemistry work effectively. His noirish atmosphere is a little over the top, sometimes pushing the audience to a level of expectation that the film isn't really ready to deliver, but this, overall, is an enjoyable work. --Tom Keogh Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Well done psychological court room thriller-great performancesRyan Gosling's time to shine! He is very gifted in his subtle ability to convey emotion, and in this film he truly shines. Anthony Hopkins adds the seasoned exceptional performance of the offender, and throughout the movie, we are asked to solve a puzzle. It's a very stylish thriller, and worth a look! Rating: - Bad Police Investigation?Crime scene investigation takes a black eye in this thriller. Although the movie is excellent and is a study of personality flaws in overly successful yuppies it is nonetheless a bit of a scam when it comes to evidence linking a criminal with a potential murder. Physical evidence is good but is not absolutely the only requirement to convict in our system of justice. Indeed, I have witnessed murderers go to jail without any physical evidence presented. So we are somewhat mislead here in this ... Read More Rating: - How'd Done It?`Fracture is a murder mystery of the how'd he do it genre not the who did it genre. Hopkins shot his wife, we see this in the second scene. He even surrenders his gun to the police and freely confesses. Better yet the millionaire fool wants to represent himself at thrial. The easiest conviction since Carl Ferguson... Or is Hopkins really a criminal genius in disguise manipulating the system and everything has been according to his plan? A young DA Ryan Gosling (you may remember ... Read More Rating: - Entertaining, but gaping holes in logicThe film is entertaining, and it invites the mystery fan to figure out some disconnects, even via a flashback. Example: How did Ted know how to purchase the identical gun owned by the arresting cop? How can Ted be prosecuted at the end for murder, when to pull the plug, you need a court order? Doesn't he share guilt with the attending doctor and the judge? There are a few more, and you have to see the movie to see my points. But there is a big BUT! The vast majority of new movies make less sense, and ... Read More Rating:  - Edgy Gripping sharply scripted dramaWhat appears as a cut and dried murder twists and turns and has many clever and unexpected changes in direction. Great performances by Anthony Hopkins and matched by young Ryan Gosling. Dont miss this. |
