fracture be the story of ted crawford ( hopkins ) and a rich engineer who shoot his wife after discover she be have an affair . when the police arrive and he confess and hand in his weapon and and the case be pass on to hotshot dda willy beachum ( gosling ) and who see this and his final public service trial before he move onwards and upwards and to be a slam dunk case while but ala and thanks to crawford mind game and thing be not what they seem and the case undergo a series of twist and turn as crawford and beachum engage in a tense battle of wit . the most obviously noticeable thing about fracture be the how well polish it all be . the whole thing look so . expensive . the car be expensive . the phone be expensive . even the cutlery during the thanksgiving dinner scene look expensive . beachum seem to wear a new suit in every scene and and even the outdoor location shot look glossy while south california look like it have be lacquer up especially for the camera lens . it all very smooth and well edit and cleverly shot and and well paced and but without these two actor and this movie would have be nothing more than a glossy second rate courtroom thriller . hopkins and gosling take it to the next level with great lead performance . hopkins clearly enjoy play this sort of manipulative role and control event and make sly remark and and wink in that very obviously shifty way and and he get to drive flashy car and live in a big house while he do it and which i imagine only increase the amount of fun he have . similarly and the cockiness arrogance of dda beachum allow gosling to strut around and make wisecrack and and generally be a smug git . while the hopkins gosling clash make the movie and they be ably support by david straitharn and rosamund pike and and billy burke and who all inject a bit more life and background into the film . while the ride be comfortable for the most part and fracture slip a gear towards the end while the shift from murder mystery to moral crusade feel a little bumpy and but nonetheless and strong performance and great artistic direction make fracture a stylish and clever and enjoyable thriller that definitely worth a look .