Fracture (Widescreen Edition) |  | Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz
Studio: New Line Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  129 reviews
Sales Rank: 6879
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 113 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: N10703
UPC: 794043107030
EAN: 0794043107030
ASIN: B000R4SMCW
Theatrical Release Date: April 20, 2007
Release Date: August 14, 2007
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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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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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 Great Movie January 21, 2010
Corey G. Grover (Salida, Colorado)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of the best crime movies I have ever seen and looks great in Blu-Ray!
Excellent Price January 9, 2010
M. L. Paska (Schenectady, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
Underappreciated December 13, 2009
William M. Smith
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of my favorite flicks - so much so that I re-bought it on Blu-ray. You'll love it.
One of the best films I have seen in years October 4, 2009
Roger J. Buffington (Huntington Beach, CA United States)
"Fracture" presents brilliant performances by Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling. Gosling plays a tough Deputy District Attorney assigned to prosecute a pathological killer (Hopkins) who has murdered his philandering wife. Gosling hopes to escape the DA's office to a high-salary position with a big law firm, when he is assigned this one last case. The film becomes a battle of two brilliant minds as Hopkins' well-laid scheme appears to thwart the DA's office and leave the prosecutor in disgrace. But events keep twisting, and more would be telling. This is one of the finest legal crime dramas that I have seen in many years, and it is extraordinarily excellent entertainment. By the way, the musical theme in this film is superb, and adds to the atmosphere and drama. I was rivetted at every turn, and I would recommend this film to anyone. RJB.
 Suspenseful September 22, 2009
Bradley F. Smith (Miami Beach, FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hopkins is great, as usual, playing his typical psycho, though Ryan Gosling as the young prosecutor is maybe a little too young for the role. Some great plot devices, but the finale is a bit of a let down. You could do worse.
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