Review of Fracture (2007) by Jimg. — 01 Jun 2007

Plenty of other better movies to go see. Not even something you need to catch on DVD. Unless you've already watched every good movie available, don't waste your time with this. It reminded me a lot of the director's much better film, "Primal Fear," but it never came close to reaching that film's genius.

I think that Anthony Hopkins needs to stop playing roles that are so similar to Hannibal Lecter before that's the only type of part he is offered. Or maybe it already is. It seems as though he tried to make his character more interesting (did anyone else notice the very subtle accent?) but what the character needed was to be WRITTEN more interesting.

I never understood just exactly what his character did for a living. We were given a basic idea, but I think more of an exploration into his mind would've allowed for a better film. His ball bearing devices that litter his office and home suggest a much more interesting man.

Gosling is great, and this was the first film I've seen him in. This is merely a stepping stone for him to better films. I wish I could say I saw all the twists coming, but I didn't. I've never been good at predicting what's going to happen before it happens unless it's blatantly obvious.

But it doesn't matter, because when the answers were revealed, they were completely uninteresting. Boring film. Don't waste your time on it.