Thursday, July 03, 2008

Fracture [2007]


I shot my wife…prove it.

I had seen the movie on the big screen last year and saw it again last night on Sky.

Anthony Hopkins [Ted] stars in the movie as a husband who shoots his wife after he finds out that she's having an affair with a police officer. When the police arrive, he quickly confesses the crime.

With a signed confession and the gun, the District Attorney - Willy [Ryan Gosling] believes he has an easy case to win, but…

Ted plays his own attorney and declares that the arresting officer was having an affair with his wife and hence he confessed [under pressure] at the scene of the crime. Moreover, his gun has not been used [in fact never been used] to fire and the bullets don't match. As the house has been under surveillance cameras from shooting till Ted's arrest, the police and DA are equally puzzled.

Ted is acquitted. Case is closed. Willy still searches for evidence but by the time he solves the mystery, it's a double jeopardy…

I shot my wife…prove it.

Excellent movie. Click here for a teaser.

Rating: *****

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