Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Majikat An intelligent Thriller, with such a great character from Anthony Hopkins you cannot help but admire him. A truly different type case where the client who represents himself is most certainly not a fool.Clever, calm, psychopathic, egotistical and on my favourites list

dexter_greycells It is surprising how even after all these years you can come across a murder mystery movie that you can't crack yourself. I did not see the end coming and that's what I liked about the movie. That and the fine acting of Anthony Hopkins (who shows shades of his Hannibal character here) and Ryan Gosling. The mystery is not too complicated and hinges on just a couple of simple points that you miss until they are revealed to you.

adonis98-743-186503 An attorney, intent on climbing the career ladder toward success, finds an unlikely opponent in a manipulative criminal he is trying to prosecute. Fracture benefits directly from 2 amazing perfomances from Ryan Gosling and Sir Anthony Hopkins when on the same time it's an edge of your seat crime thriller with lots of twists and turns and with some great direction too alongside an insane and well made soundtrack. The motivations and the characters also become more clear as the film goes with the biggest praise going to Gosling since when we meet him his cocky and arrogant and as the movie goes on and on he gets more and more into the case and he wants to prove that Hopkins did in fact killed his wife as for Hopkins himself? it's like watching Hannibal once again over and over again. Overall an amazing cinematic experience and one that is Underrated on so many levels. (10/10)

zkonedog There is indeed an engaging air of mystery surrounding "Fracture" that will keep you watching/interested until the very end. Only helping matters is the star-studded cast. The problem that prevents "Fracture" from being a great film, however? It just ends up being too smart for it's own good.For a basic plot summary, "Fracture" sees Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) kill his wife (who had been cheating on him) in a jealous rage. There is no doubt that he did the deed, and what with the signed confession and murder weapon in hand, it looks to be a slam-dunk case. Opposing Crawford in court is Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling), a hot-shot young lawyer about to move on to bigger and better things. This final case will be his swan song as a public defender...until it proves to be much more difficult when Beachum finds that Crawford is a bit more savvy than he lets on.The reason I can call "Fracture" a good movie is because an air of mystery exists pretty much throughout. It seems straightforward, but of course one keeps waiting for the other shoe to drop. Hopkins is perfect as the debonair accused murderer, while Gosling also shines in his youthful role. The movie really starts out with a lot of energy and intrigue and seems to be set up for a remarkable conclusion.The problem, however, is that when that other "shoe" does drop, it lands with a resounding "thud". Clearly, "Fracture" was leading up to a climax that it could not possibly deliver, so instead it tries to fool the audience and ends up out-smarting itself.For example (MAJOR SPOILERS):-The notion of the cop's sworn statement being thrown out of court because he was the dead wife's lover is the first clue of what the ending is going to be. I'm not an ultra-realist when it comes to movies, but c'mon here...this is kind of idiocy.-So many minutes of the film are devoted to finding the real murder weapon, yet I was severely let down that it was truly resolved in a scene that the audience could never really see coming. Don't spend so much time on this single plot point and then cop out with what basically amounts to an "off-camera scene" being the answer.-Finally (and this is the big one), Crawford is eventually caught because apparently he doesn't understand a technicality involving the principle of double jeopardy. Really?! The entire movie sets Crawford up to be a genius, and this is his demise? Embarrassing.So, while "Fracture" did do a lot of things right in terms of mystery, pacing, and acting, it is such an intellectual letdown in the end that it only pulls in at "slightly above average". Perhaps more casual viewers, or those who take things a bit more at face-value, won't be bothered by some of the ridiculous developments in the film, but for those who really focus on character development and consistency it is extremely frustrating to have all the characters fall apart towards the end (at least in terms of how they acted for most of the film).