Sneak Preview: Fracture
Yummy! I’ve missed a bunch of free SIFF screenings in the last month, so I was glad to make one finally. They’re really gearing up for the main festival to start, so there’ll be many more events leading up to it. Unfortunately I’ll probably miss most of them!
Anyway about the movie. I liked it — let’s get that straight. It was a pretty solid crime thriller, and I probably can’t say much more without spoiling the ending. Sort of reminded me of The Dying Gaul, as in it was a well-written, well-acted, and beautifully-shot movie. But it’s about rich people, and it’s almost too beautiful. (Like, for a guy that doesn’t know how to wear a tux, Ryan Gosling’s character looks REALLY good in a suit.) And for that reason it’s not real enough, and it ends up being a pretty forgettable movie. Again, I liked it, but it wasn’t profound or anything like that. However, please put this in perspective by remembering that my favorite movie of all time is Jerry Maguire.
As for acting, I loved how Ryan Gosling (first movie I’ve seen him in since Half Nelson) takes the mumbling, wincing, and chuckling to the new level of acting. Anthony Hopkins might as well have had the Hannibal mask on for this movie, going strong with the familiar whispering of witty and sometimes creepy remarks.
