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Fracture (2007)

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Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 167
Fresh: 118 | Rotten: 49

Though Fracture's plot is somewhat implausible, the onscreen face-off between Gosling and Hopkins overshadows any faults.

78

Average Rating: 6.8/10
Critic Reviews: 40
Fresh: 31 | Rotten: 9

Though Fracture's plot is somewhat implausible, the onscreen face-off between Gosling and Hopkins overshadows any faults.

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Movie Info

A structural engineer (Anthony Hopkins) and an ambitious young district attorney (Ryan Gosling) become locked in a deadly battle of wits when the former is found innocent in the attempted murder of his wife in director Gregory Hoblit's tense tale of courtroom mind games. Ted Crawford (Hopkins) is an engineer who lives with his wife, Jennifer (Embeth Davidtz), in the couple's lavish Southern California home. One day, after carefully planning out the details to ensure that there is no way he can

R, 1 hr. 53 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Daniel Pyne, Glenn Gers

Aug 14, 2007

$39.0M

New Line

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Critic Reviews for Fracture

All Critics (170) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (122) | Rotten (54) | DVD (15)

A smart and snappy thriller that makes light work of its ethical dilemmas, Fracture is a little too neat and tidy to stick in the mind for long, but the Hopkins-Gosling pairing is choice, and neither comes up short.

June 30, 2007 Full Review Source: CNN.com | Comment
Tom Charity
CNN.com
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Fracture is the kind of polished cat-and-mouse movie thriller that depends entirely on the cat and the mouse having read and agreed to the script in advance.

April 30, 2007 Full Review Source: Film.com | Comment
Jonathan F. Richards
Film.com
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You've got to expect comparisons to Silence of the Lambs. The verdict: for me at least Fracture isn't even a fraction as good.

April 23, 2007 Comments (2)
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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The main interest here is the juxtaposing of Gosling's Method acting with Hopkins's more classical style, a spectacle even more mesmerizing than the settings.

April 23, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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A provocative game that plays out with intelligence and wit.

April 20, 2007 Full Review Source: USA Today | Comment
Claudia Puig
USA Today
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Fracture breaks no new ground, but with [Gosling and Hopkins] around, you'll never be bored.

April 20, 2007 Full Review Source: New York Post | Comment
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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there was a lot of artistic license taken with the courtroom shenanigans. I can take a certain amount of this in films, but it is laid on a bit thick for my tastes here.

September 21, 2010 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | Comment
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

[Hopkins and Gosling's] courtroom power struggle holds this Fractured drama together.

October 31, 2009 Full Review Source: Cut Print Review | Comment
Anders Wotzke
Cut Print Review

Doesn't hold up to a lick of scrutiny, which is a shame, since it provides such juicy material for a pair of contrasting actors...

June 25, 2009 Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | Comment
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews Source: Groucho Reviews

...an above-average courtroom thriller that keeps afloat mainly because of the interaction of its two lead characters and the caliber of its stars. (Blu-ray Edition)

June 14, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
John J. Puccio
Movie Metropolis

Um thriller bem realizado que abusa do talento da dupla principal para tentar se diferenciar de tantos outros exemplares do gênero. E quase consegue.

April 15, 2009 Comment
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Fracture is an entertaining movie that should be better than it is.

February 2, 2009 Full Review Source: Fayetteville Free Weekly | Comment
Tony Macklin
Fayetteville Free Weekly

Cat-and-mouse thriller is pretty but predictable.

July 24, 2008 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Cynthia Fuchs
Common Sense Media

You come away feeling as if you have been watching a battle between two second-tier opponents.

July 11, 2008 Full Review Source: ESplatter | Comment
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter

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September 28, 2007 Full Review Source: Index.hr | Comment
Dragan Antulov
Index.hr Source: Index.hr

While you might feel conflicted between whether you're seeing Hannibal Lecter all over again or you're in awe because it's hauntingly brilliant, Anthony Hopkins and the film's makers molded pieces of the previous character into a uniquely tailored altered

September 21, 2007 Full Review Source: HollywoodChicago.com | Comment
Adam Fendelman
HollywoodChicago.com

A light psychological thriller that works better on a technical level than a thematic or character-centric one.

September 20, 2007 Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | Comment
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

At no moment does this stop feeling like an especially glossy and especially joyless episode of Law and Order.

September 20, 2007 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | Comment
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

It's straightforward and nongimmicky (you don't have to wonder whodunit because we're told in the first few minutes), involves a minimum of blood and gore, and holds our interest nicely.

September 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Seattle Times | Comment
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

In addition to commentary from director Hoblit and cast, there are deleted scenes and alternate endings that shed light on Ryan Gosling's character and are quite intriguing.

August 24, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com Source: EmanuelLevy.Com
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Fracture is an interesting crime drama with both intensity and drama. The mystery and the dramatic build up to the end won't amaze, but the performances by Hopkins and Gosling will however be enough to carry the film.

August 24, 2011
shawnewing92
Shawn Ewing

Super Reviewer

It's a battle to see who's more brilliant or at least who's made a fatal error in the legal thriller Fracture. Anthony Hopkins plays the accused killer, Ted Crawford, a menacing, sinister character matched against Ryan Gosling's Willy Beachum, the cocky assistant district attorney. It's a typical cat and mouse game

October 7, 2011
Clintus M.
Clintus Maximus

Super Reviewer

Fracture Quotes

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    1. Detective Rob Nunally: I tried to warn you didn't I?
    2. DA Willy Beachum: No, you warned me that he was smart. You didn't warn me that you were stupid.
    3. Detective Rob Nunally: Fuck you little punk. Fuck you.
    4. DA Willy Beachum: Fuck me? Well you already did that.
    – Submitted by Nastassia J (56 days ago)

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