the character play by anthony hopkins tell a story in the film to ryan gosling . the story be about sort egg on a farm when he be a boy and about put aside 300 egg that all have minute crack or imperfection . the moral be that everything have a weakness if you look closely enough . hopkins be use the story to warn gosling that his near perfect conviction record be about to be test like never before . i catch an advance screening of fracture and be count myself among the lucky . fracture showcases two terrific performance . the first be ryan gosling who play a hot shot assistant district attorney on the verge of join a very lucrative private law firm . he only get one case leave to handle and and although it look like a slam dunk on paper and he will soon find it to be a bit more formidable than he first think . the second great performance be sir anthony hopkins . steal every scene he in with charm and humour and menace and hopkins turn in one of his most enjoyable performance of recent year . hopkins play the accuse in gosling last case and go out of his way to give gosling a very bad day . the battle of will between the two lead be central to the movie and their combat be electrify . one of the main question in the movie be the location of the murder weapon . the film quite explicitly show the crime of the film and how it be carry out in the first ten minute of the movie . it seem obvious to me where the gun be ( although my friend tell me after the film they have no idea ) . for my part and knowing where the gun be do not hurt the film at all because although gosling battle to solve the case and get a conviction be certainly a core part of the film and fracture work well a a character study . both lead be over flow with pride . both believe themselves to be as flawless a the egg from the story be suppose to be and but both will come to realize that they have micro fracture too . this movie be about their arrogance and ultimately about how they deal with the discovery that perfection be a little more elusive than they think . fracture show all seven deadly sin at work and place pride a the deadly all else spring from it . fracture have a great score and a terrific script and dynamic character who be believable in everything they do . this be a rich and highly enjoyable film . i fear it might get lose in the shadow of huge summer blockbuster like spiderman 3 which be really a shame totally engaging little gem like this be why i love movie . fracture be well worth your time and the price of admission .