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| Fracture (Widescreen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Gregory Hoblit
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz
Studio: New Line Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  118 reviews
Sales Rank: 3423
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 113
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 794043107030
UPC: 794043107030
EAN: 0794043107030
ASIN: B000R4SMCW
Theatrical Release Date: April 20, 2007
Release Date: August 14, 2007
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Condition: cover shows some shelf wear previously viewed movie from video store
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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
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Genre: Suspense
Rating: R
Release Date: 14-AUG-2007
Media Type: DVD
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 How'd Done It? August 16, 2008
`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 him from `Murder By Numbers' a much better how'd he do it film but poorly cast.) is moving on up to the East Side. To a deluxe law firm in the sky. All he has to do is wrap up what seems like the easiest case of his career.
But problems quickly develop as Hopkins works his magic. The shooting did not happen as assumed. A brilliant mystery for the audience since we witnessed it first hand. Worse the investigating detective was having an affair and infatuated with the victim. It was this affair which led to the shooting.
Ryan Gosling becomes obsessed with solving the crime he knows Hopkins committed. Hopkins likewise becomes obsessed with Gosling. Stalking him long after the trial. Fracture is well written with high production quality and a haunting musical score. The plot intrigues the audience with how'd he do it? Especially since we saw it. What could we have seen wrong.
The big let down is the climax where Hopkins predictably confesses. I won't spoil it but the solution is anti-climactic. It turns out Hopkins isn't a genius, the cops are just morons. The resolution is also based on the false legal premise of trying someone twice for the same crime. Two separate charges cannot be brought at separate times for the same incident.
I did not like Ryan Gosling whom comes across an arrogant young punk. He breaths with his mouth open and has a bad southern accent. Why does Hollywood always have Californians with southern accents? It does not make them Matlock.
Spoiler warning!!! The ending is frankly unbelievable for several reasons.
1. Cops love guns. Surely the detective would have noticed they both used a Glock 21 .45.
2. The detective's finger prints would surely have shown up on Hopkins unused .45.
3. Gunpowder leaves a VERY distinctive smell. The detective would have noticed this sent and wondered why his gun smelled like gunpowder if he didn't use it.
4. Legal guns are NEVER UNUSED. The manufacturer is required by law to fire at least 2 test shots before it leaves the factory. In some states the manufacturer or dealer MUST give the 2 spent bullets and shells over to law enforcement as a way of entering them into a ballistics' database.
5. Hopkins tests negative for gun powder residue because he burns his shirt in his fireplace. The cops surely would have realized the fireplace was used and assumed he used it to destroy evidence.
6. Hopkins cannot be tried twice for the same incident any more than OJ Simpson can be tried for trespassing no Nicole's property. The only scenario where this might work is if he were tried in federal court. This is rarely done and only in political hotbeds such as trying Timothy McVeigh in state and federal court. Likewise with the Rodney King beating.
Entertaining, but gaping holes in logic August 11, 2008
The 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 are not as well made. So the flaws I point out in continuity and logic, are really minor, when viewed in the big picture. Watch it and you will enjoy it.
 Edgy Gripping sharply scripted drama August 10, 2008
What 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.
Hollywood's Best At Work August 7, 2008
There's so much I want to say about this film that I simply can't for fear of spoiling some pretty captivating moments and revelations.I will say this: Watching Anthony Hopkins as the manipulative, arrogant, charming aeronautical engineer and Ryan Gosling as the manipulative, arrogant, charming lawyer was riveting. Both men ooze charisma in this film, and the scenes in which they interact are magnetic.
I don't remember hearing much about this movie when it was out in the theaters, and that's a real shame. Even I must admit I'm normally not one for "court room" flicks, but I finally got around to it anyway because I'm an Anthony Hopkins fan. And by the way, Gosling, who more than holds his own with the veteran, impresses me more and more with each role I see him play.
Let me assure you, this thriller was a winner all because of the superb acting. I really recommend you give it a view and see two of Hollywood's best at work.
~Scott William Foley, author of Dr. Nekros: The Tragedian (Volume I, Episode I)
 Good thriller...not an oscar film but fun June 10, 2008
This movie is enjoyable and while it won't have you guessing until the last (its easy enough to figure out) it is well acted and enjoyable all the same. The only thing that bothered me was Hopkins character had many many plans thought out to the last detail and I wondered how then, he could forget the obvious (I wont give detail to spoil it) but the answer is simple isn't it: This IS Hollywood.
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