Fracture [Blu-ray] (B001TKK3O8)

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Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz
Directed by: Gregory Hoblit
Binding: Blu-ray
Published: 2009-06-16

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Academy Award? winner Anthony Hopkins and Academy Award? nominee Ryan Gosling are brilliant in this "exceptionally suspenseful nail-biter" (Rex Reed) that's so smart it "doesn't let go, even after the final twist" (Gene Shalit, "Today"). Ted Crawford (Hopkins) brutally murders his wife and calmly waits for the police to arrest him. With the weapon and a signed confession in hand, Deputy D.A., Will
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Fracture [Blu-ray]

Editorial Review:

Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 06/16/2009 Run time: 113 minutes Rating: R
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

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

glue on surface:

it had glue or some adhesive on it
it jammed in my player
i had to take to a shop to get it extracted $$$ more than i paid for the product from GOHASTINGS...FRACTURE WITH ANTHONY HOPKINS
WILL BE LEERY OF THAT DEALER WHEN BUYING A USED DVD DISC IN FUTURE...

Great Movie:

This is one of the best crime movies I have ever seen and looks great in Blu-Ray!

Excellent Price:

We saw this movie over a year ago. My husband said he would like it for his DVD collection and I waited until it came down to a phenomenal low price ($5.) It was a "bonus" Christmas gift that he didn't expect.

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