The Big Picture The Silence of the Lambs is one of the most iconic films of all time, but it wouldn’t be the last time Anthony Hopkins played mind games with a younger actor. In Fracture , he gets into a courtroom battle with Ryan Gosling. The plot is heavy on dialogue and less on action, as these actors share the screen as opponents in this legal thriller. Dr. Hannibal Lecter may exist in the crime genre, but he best represents a modern horror movie monster.
Anthony Hopkins Is Chilling as a Cold-Hearted Killer in 'Fracture' One of the most revealing scenes in the film is just before Crawford picks up the lethal gun. On the day he plans to shoot his wife, he leaves work early and drives to where she is meeting the man she’s seeing, Lt. Rob Nunally .
There’s no better example of Beachum’s distracted mind than when he spills coffee onto his suit for court. He then has to attend Crawford’s court hearing in the tuxedo he planned to wear to an evening party held by the prospective law firm. During their first encounter, Crawford is behind bars as he hears the charges. Jennifer is not dead yet, she’s in a coma, placing “attempted murder” charges on him.
The Characters Are What Matter the Most in 'Fracture' There are some wonderful, stylized moments to Fracture. Office meetings are lit like a neo-noir, venetian blinds letting in slanted rows of light on the room’s occupants. But the characters matter the most. The cast is stellar, with David Strathairn and Cliff Curtis in supporting roles. Billy Burke as Lt. Nunally can’t hold in his emotions, which has him play right into Crawford’s game.