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Fracture (2007)

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72

Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 172
Fresh: 123 | Rotten: 49

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

80

Average Rating: 6.8/10
Critic Reviews: 44
Fresh: 35 | Rotten: 9

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

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Average Rating: 3.5/5
User Ratings: 361,006

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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

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Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Daniel Pyne, Glenn Gers

Aug 14, 2007

$39.0M

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All Critics (179) | Top Critics (45) | Fresh (127) | Rotten (54) | DVD (18)

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
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A strong cast and smart-talking characters help elevate this into very watchable territory, with just enough suspense and style to win through.

June 30, 2007 Full Review Source: Time Out New York
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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
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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
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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 (3)
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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
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The villain is more interesting than the hero, but Fracture functions well enough as a fun piece of puzzle-solving.

October 19, 2012 Full Review Source: Film4
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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
7M Pictures

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

October 31, 2009 Full Review Source: Moviedex
Moviedex

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
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
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
Cinema em Cena

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

February 2, 2009 Full Review Source: Fayetteville Free Weekly
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Audience Reviews for Fracture

Although the story was intriguing and entertaining throughout, the unpredictable ending twist was somehow predictable. I don't mean the twist itself was predictable, just that you know that there would be an unpredictable ending. Anthony Hopkin's character was smug throughout but you just knew he wouldn't get away with it, it just seemed a bit too formulaic, even though I quite liked the end. I liked it, it just needed a little kick, something out of the blue and unexpected to give it a little spice.
January 16, 2013
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Ted (Anthony) is a wealthy businessman who murders his wife in cold blood as she was having an affair. An assistant DA (Ryan) is not his match in court so he gets off scott free even though he made a signed confession. Interesting twists in the movie. Good cast.
September 1, 2007
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    1. Ted Crawford: Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
    – Submitted by Ganesh K (5 months ago)
    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 (17 months ago)

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