the two lead character in this film play by gosling and hopkins really grasp my interest . they be both engage in a way that make me hang on to every word they say . their war of wit with each other be a pleasure to watch . gosling be refresh and hold his own against the brilliant hopkins . with that say and the plot be quite a stretch . hopkins kill his wife with a well think out and yet highly unlikely plot and which be only believable because hopkins character be so intelligent . but and at the same time and the plot be so unbelievable because everything and i mean everything go just a he have plan it . in the real world and in the heat of a murder and you would have to believe something would happen not accord to plan . something . anyway and hopkins face gosling in a war of wit in the courtroom . gosling be a hotshot prosecuter who have never lose a case . hopkins be simply a genius . however and and do not read this part if you do not want to spoil the end and gosling bait hopkins at the end . hopkins be acquit with attempted murder and for some reason and the genius he be and doesn not realize that once his wife be now dead from her coma and he can be charge with murder . so and double indemnity be off the table . sure he would have realize this . this guy who set up this unbelievable complex crime and then act a his own lawyer and get an acquittal . hmm . anyway and i be rating this movie a positive because it be entertain to see hopkins act a the super smart bad guy again and to have gosling match wit with him just as well a jody foster do . if you think about this film and it plot hole and cheesiness of the copying of hopkins previous role and then you lose respect for it . this will inadvertently happen to you if you ponder this movie after watch it . with that say and in the throe of watch this film and you can be take in . it can be entertain . not a great film . mildly good . rating positive star .