Fracture, Entrapment, The Bone Collector

Crime special!

#1 -FRACTURE

Stars -Ryan Gosling, Anthony Hopkins, Rosamund Pike

Director -Gregory Hoblit

Memorable Quote -"Even a broken clock is right twice a day."

Review - This is quite the interesting legal drama, in which Hannibal Lector (what? It is the same character, isn’t it?) faces off against Ryan Gosling, in a plot which is somewhat reminiscent of Primal Fear in the way that it has the legal man defeated by a criminal that he at first underestimated before realising how far he had got things wrong. Unlike in that film however, here a final act twists brings a conclusion to the case, which gives it a whole different flavour and certainly makes it very satisfying indeed. 3/5

#2 - ENTRAPMENT

Stars - Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta Jones, Ving Rhames

Director -John Amiel

Memorable Quote -"In order for there to be complete trust between thieves, there can be nothing personal."

Review - I’m not sure who it was that, long ago, decided that Sean Connery was attractive, but he is not. Particularly in his white haired and very much hairy guise here, he is not attractive at all. The image of him snuggling up to poor Catherine Zeta Jones is one that will haunt my mind forever, and they did not even have a bed to lie on but a dirty, dusty floor. Poor girl. I could not even focus on how ridiculous the rest of the film is from that point on once I had passed that scene, as it dominated my every thought and indeed my nightmares for several weeks. It does not bear thinking about. 2/5

#3 -THE BONE COLLECTOR

Stars - Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah

Director - Phillip Noyce

Memorable Quote - "Destiny is what we make it"

Review -This is an interesting take on the old detective genre, featuring of course the famously shred veteran policeman who knows all of the tricks and will solve the crime quickly, along with his rookie partner who is struggling to learn the ropes and who will be tested to their utmost. The formula is challenged here however with the introduction of the idea of Denzel Washington as the paralysed cop who cannot take action himself, and who must therefore use Jolie’s character as not only his eyes and ears on the street but also his hands and feet as she follows his directions to try and stop the killer before it is too late. 3/5

If you enjoyed reading this blog, please take the time to comment, rate, or even click on an ad to support a starving blogger.
For movie trivia, take a look at the tumblr run by the same author!