FRACTURE (ANTHONY HOPKINS, RYAN GOSLING;2007)

THIS MOVIE IS A BRILLIANT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER. IT'S ALSO A NECESSARY INSTRUCTION MANUAL ON HOW TO KILL YOUR WIFE, OR A DECEPTIVE LOVED ONE. I WISH THIS MOVIE HAD HIT THEATRES 10 YRS AGO AFTER I MARRIED MY FIRST WIFE. I'LL ALWAYS TRY TO FORGET THE DAY WE MET....I WAS THREE DAYS INTO AN OPIUM BENDER WHICH HAD STARTED ON A MONDAY. SHE INVITED ME INTO HER BROTHEL WHICH ADVERTISED "2 FOR 1 WEDNESDAYS." THE TAHITIAN GOVERNMENT WAS HOT ON MY TRAIL. WAS I AN INTERNATIONAL SPY? OR A HORNY JUNKY? OR BOTH? EITHER WAY I WAS LOW ON FRANCS. THE AIR WAS THICK. MARRIAGE SEEMED LIKE A BEAUTIFUL THING AGAINST THE LUSH GREEN BACK-DROP OF A RAIN FOREST I'D SOON BE HIDING IN FOR DAYS. NATURALLY, LIKE ALL MY DECISIONS, IT TURNED INTO QUITE A NIGHTMARE. WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT SIR ANTHONY'S CHEATING WIFE IS IN THIS FILM. AFTER PLANNING, AND EXECUTING, HIS WIFE'S MURDER, SIR ANTHONY CONTINUES AT HIS DEVILISH BEST. PLAYING THE PERFECT OPPONENT TO RYAN GOSLING'S POOR, AGGRESSIVE, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. PREPARE YOURSELF FOR A WORTHWHILE FILM WITH PLENTY OF TWISTS AND, OF COURSE, SPECTACULAR ACTING. HOWEVER, ALSO PREPARE YOURSELF FOR A PREDICTABLE AND THEREFORE, ANTI-CLIMACTIC ENDING.