Eddie Harrison film-authority.com May 8, 2025 3/5

… not trying to be more than a crowd-pleasing entertainment... while not exactly feel-good, the way the Fracture's mystery resolves is a real cut above most Hollywood hokum...it feels like the way the plot unravels is the real point of this thriller…

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David Lamble Bay Area Reporter May 21, 2020

If you're up for a cerebral thriller, Fracture smartly alludes to story beats from the OJ Simpson case. It gives us an unlikely hero...

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Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News Nov 21, 2019 B-

Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling go at each other with so much gusto that their performances bring a lot of fun to material that is actually quite preposterous if you stop and think about it.

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Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) Jan 22, 2013 3/5

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Peter Sobczynski eFilmCritic.com Jan 22, 2013 4/5

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Nell Minow Movie Mom Jan 22, 2013 B

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Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Jan 22, 2013 B-

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Jim Hall Film4 Oct 19, 2012

The villain is more interesting than the hero, but Fracture functions well enough as a fun piece of puzzle-solving.

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Hank Sartin Time Out Nov 18, 2011 4/5

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Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Nov 17, 2011 3/5

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Dave White Movies.com Apr 4, 2011 2/5

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Anders Wotzke Moviedex Oct 31, 2009 3/5

[Hopkins and Gosling's] courtroom power struggle holds this Fractured drama together.

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Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews Jun 25, 2009 2.5/4

Doesn't hold up to a lick of scrutiny, which is a shame, since it provides such juicy material for a pair of contrasting actors...

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Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Apr 15, 2009 3/5

Um thriller bem realizado que abusa do talento da dupla principal para tentar se diferenciar de tantos outros exemplares do gênero. E quase consegue.

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Steve Biodrowski ESplatter Jul 11, 2008

You come away feeling as if you have been watching a battle between two second-tier opponents.

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Peter Calder New Zealand Herald Nov 2, 2007 3/5

Slickly plotted murder thriller overcomes its advantages - notably two great performances - to be almost boring.

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Dragan Antulov Index.hr Sep 28, 2007 4/10

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Adam Fendelman HollywoodChicago.com Sep 21, 2007 4/5

While you might feel conflicted between whether you're seeing Hannibal Lecter all over again or you're in awe because it's hauntingly brilliant, Anthony Hopkins and the film's makers molded pieces of the previous character into a uniquely tailored altered

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Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Sep 20, 2007 6/10

A light psychological thriller that works better on a technical level than a thematic or character-centric one.

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Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy Sep 20, 2007 5/10

At no moment does this stop feeling like an especially glossy and especially joyless episode of Law and Order.

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