Review of Fracture

One night, Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant and rich structural engineer in Los Angeles, shoots his wife and entraps her lover, a lieutenant in the police force (Billy Burke). Crawford signs a confession; at the arraignment, he represents himself and asks the court to move immediately to trial.
Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling), is the prosecutor, and a hotshot who soon joins a fancy civil-law firm, told by everyone it's an open and shut case.
But is it?

Hopkins is and has always been a great actor. Unfortunately it hasn't much changed since his role of Hannibal Lecter. Gosling is refreshing to see, and has much more talent than many of his colleagues. Great cast in general.

A well-directed movie, it's too bad the script didn't measure to the rest of the film.

A little predictable for my taste. And I love thrillers.
Watch if you really must. Or if you have nothing else.


5/10