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Generally favorable reviews- based on 74 Ratings

  • Starring: Anthony Hopkins, David Strathairn, Ryan Gosling
  • Summary: When a meticulous structural engineer (Hokins) is found innocent of the attempted murder of his wife (Davidtz), the young district attorney (Gosling) who is prosecuting him becomes a crusader for justice. Fracture is packed with twists and turns that weave in and out of the courtroom as the pair try to outwit each other. (New Line Cinema) Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 35
  2. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. The plot's many complications pretty much all add up, which is a rarity these days for a murder mystery. It's possible that audiences don't even care anymore if a film makes sense as long it's entertaining.
  2. 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.
  3. Reviewed by: Scott Foundas
    80
    Gosling is the kind of actor who makes other actors look lazy. He is Brando at the time of "Streetcar," or Nicholson in "Five Easy Pieces," and altogether one of the more remarkable happenings at the movies today.
  4. Reviewed by: Ross Bennett
    60
    The two leads are on fine form, but the surrounding structure is too familiar from a thousand other films. Still, tense and occasionally twisty stuff.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 36
  2. Negative: 4 out of 36
  1. JayC.
    9
    Intriguing story that kept me interested with a sprinkle of laugh out loud lines. Entertaining, if a bit obvious. Even though you sort of know how it will end, it has a nice twist. Left me feeling good about the outcome and the excellent acting. Expand
  2. I liked it. Hopkins was a beast in this film and the supporting cast was fine as well. It was interesting from start to finish and it ended perfectly. The one flaw was that is was a little too long, Other then that it was good. Expand
  3. It was actually a pretty solid film overall. Hopkins ,as always, is an amazing lead and definently the driving force of this film. Gosling wasnt that good though and disapointed me quite a bit, The rest of the cast is a little below average as well. It had a good plot that kept you interested from start to finish. Well worth watching imo. Expand
  4. JF
    4
    Decent acting by most of the cast, but Gosling was horribly miscast. That error threw the entire movie off, although the final 15 minutes saved it from being a complete flop. Expand

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