Fracture

He did it again. Anthony Hopkins's Hannibal like role will certainly make some changes within the list of the world's famous villains. Going by the name of Theodore "Ted" Crawford, his brilliantly rehearsed rendition of the man with twisted mind will surely keep you glued to the silver screen.

Eventhough he doesn't eat human brains in this motion picture, his skills of turning into everything and everyone have rose again.

Cold and emotionless throughout the movie, his character commits a homicide at the very beginning. The murder of his wife. Devoting his life to structural engineering, he commits the crime with surgical precision - leaving behind only what he didn't need - the useless bullet cases and his confession.

"He confessed the crime, what more could a district attorney ask for"? One might say. And that's where the problems begin. That's where the empty fountain begins to pile up with the problems.

Since Mr. Hopkins takes us by surprise by representing himself in court, the young, ambitious and overly successful district attorney, William "Willy" Beachum becomes his opponent. Playing the mind game, Beachum casts a shed of light on Crawford's sick and twisted appearance, doing everything in his legal power to prove it.

But can he really? Is he experienced enough? Strong enough to outsmart the twisted creature? To not cease to his own temtations? Will he choose the right path of slow yet attainable justice? Can he really put an end to Crawford's charade? And finally, maybe this case leads to his own demise? Is this case just another slippery slope?

Unlike "The Practice", Gregory Hoblit's Fracture revolves the story around the mind game, pure logic - leaving behind the legal terminology. It is a court thriller, it has all needed characteristics to be classified as one but the people jot out - Hopkins as the unusual suspect, Gosling as the attorney standing out for his behavior - no fake phrases, no phoney smiles, no other things that go so well with lawyers, officers, judges.

The movie doesn't base the plot on the court ground - the court itself seems just like a little piece, just like a piece of puzzles - it's a tiny yet needed part to fulfil the harmony within.

This movie is slightly different than the recent ones smiling from the shelves, calling out to us from the cinemas. It's proven that all it takes to make a brilliant movie is focusing on common sense. Fracture doesn't burst with gore; it doesn't sprinkle the scenes with blood - it glorifies logic - one thing that seems to be forgotten in the movie industry.