Brilliant legal thriller movie with Ryan Gosling added to Netflix

From the director of Primal Fear, Gosling stars in the film opposite a two-time Oscar-winner.

Directed by legal thriller expert Gregory Hoblit (Hart's War, Primal Fear), the film also features amongst its supporting cast David Strathairn (The Firm), Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve) and Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl).

The movie sees Gosling play a hotshot prosecutor handed what he at first believes to be an open-and-shut case.

This is because the accused (Hopkins) tried to kill his wife with a gunshot to the head and is defending himself in court.

All hope for a quick and easy trial fly out the door, however, when Hopkins' defendant proves to be a much more cunning and devious adversary than Gosling's lawyer anticipated.

Fracture was a box-office hit upon release and earned solid reviews from critics, with many praising its two leads, its witty script and its twisty story.

And following its recent addition to Netflix, the film has been given a second life.

You can read a sample of some of the positive reviews Fracture received from critics below:

Associated Press: "Fracture is suspenseful and darkly stylish, but it also has an unexpectedly dry sense of humour. It's actually a lot funnier and a lot less stiff and self-serious than such a thriller might look."

AV Club: "Not since Lecter has a role been this well suited to Hopkins, whose intelligence and pristine formality as an actor often make him seem alien."

San Francisco Chronicle: "Fracture is what audiences want when they go to a suspense thriller: a flashy, colourful villain; a protagonist who's imperfect enough to be interesting; and most of all a story that keeps viewers guessing, while playing fair."

USA Today: "A provocative game that plays out with intelligence and wit."

Variety: "An open-and-shut case becomes an elegantly framed battle of wits in Fracture, an absorbing legal thriller."

Fracture is streaming in the UK and Ireland on Netflix right now.

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