Fracture is working on us, playing us, but that's its pleasure. It makes overwrought manipulation seem more than a basic instinct.
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Village Voice
Village Voice
Gosling is the kind of actor who makes other actors look lazy. He is Brando at the time of "Streetcar," or Nicholson in "Five Easy Pieces," and altogether one of the more remarkable happenings at the movies today.
Just because a movie is freakin' preposterous doesn't mean it can't be diabolical fun. Case in point: Fracture.
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Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Effective dialogue doesn't necessarily mean witty dialogue, but wit certainly helps, and you tend not to get much of it in a low-key legal thriller. Fracture is an exception.