Sunday, April 22, 2007

Movie Review: Fracture

No Fava Beans needed


8 / 10

If you thought that Fracture was going to be another Anthony Hopkins film in which he is a psycho killer, then you were right. But don't make that steer you away. Fracture has its own smartass identidy. The movie stars Ryan Gosling, a hotshot lawyer on the rise, who is about to cross paths with a crazed, but yet quite cold Anthony Hopkins. Hopkins is driven to kill his wife after seeing her with a lover. He then confesses, and the case seems "open/shut". Saying more would give much of the movie away, but Hopkins plays a part of a killer who knows more than everyone else. His intelligence seems far beyond everyone else's. Hopkins plays around with the mind of Gosling, who can't keep this case on his mind with bigger and better things looming. The end result: a lot of mind games, twists, and courtroom drama.

This picture plays quite well. Yes, Anthony Hopkins is basically the same creepy character he always is. However, he plays it just right so that it can also be a completely different version. Gosling does a good job, the supporting actors are quite nice (As well as a certain Shawshank Redemption actor making an appearance). This movie is quite a good one. It arrives just before the summer blockbusters.

So minions, go out and see this one before you start the Spiderman/Transformers binges that will surely become of you this summer.


No comments: