10-16-2007, 11:51 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Ormond Beach, FL
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Re: Fracture
Just watched this tonight and liked it a lot. Thought it was well-written and solid all around. Lots of potential to leave holes in the plot but it was handled well.
Anthony Hopkins is great as always. Ryan Gosling continues to prove his worth to me. I haven't been disappointed by a performance. Great young actor.
The ending was very good. It avoided the twist type ending that I expected. Instead, it delivered by using intelligence and awareness of the protagonist to solve the dilemma. The only disappointing thing (especially in this age of movies) is the audience's inability to solve the dilemma on their own. We are pretty much left out of it and serve mostly as spectators as Gosling's character figures everything out.
Still a good movie. Recommended for those that like watching Hopkins play a sick man with zero morals.
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