Hopkins decides to represent himself without counsel present. Gosling plays a high-profile, highly arrogant prosecuting attorney who takes the case because he’s told it’s a done deal. The film continues weaving an intricate web into the concepts of law, murder and mental prowess. They put me in nice clothes and give me an expensive car to drive. “People make a big deal about acting,” Hopkins said, “but I never treat it like a mathematical formula. Like the concept of Occam’s razor – “all things being equal, the simplest solution tends to be the best one” – Hopkins plays his veteran aptitude for nailing the role simply and modestly. Tony brought humanity and grace to this character made for more than just a cold, nasty villain.” “To his credit, Tony’s response was that he’d already done it before and wanted to make this guy different. “I’d written a few notes that were very ‘Hannibal Lecter,’” said screenwriter Glenn Gers. Rosamund Pike (left) plays Nikki Gardner and Ryan Gosling plays Willy Beachum. While you might feel conflicted between whether you’re seeing Lecter all over again or you’re in awe because it’s hauntingly brilliant, Hopkins and the film’s makers molded pieces of the previous character into a uniquely tailored altered ego. He likes to toy with people, he likes walking on the edge and he’s a little too smart for his own good.” He’s fascinated by precision that’s the very flaw in his nature. “I’ve played two criminals in my life,” Hopkins said, noting that Lecter never blinked his eyes when he spoke. Hopkins effortlessly and casually confesses the crime and his perplexing character emerges: sometimes an icy sociopath, sometimes comical, sometimes a charmer, sometimes a game player and ultimately deadly. Upon execution, the scene is described as “homicidal modern” and the story’s twisty nature is set in motion. Roiled with adulterous ire from his wife’s affair, Hopkins plans her unsolvable murder. “ is like Iago (the villain in Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’). Ask the writer for the reasons why someone does something. I never analyze the ingredients of a good film,” Hopkins said in the film’s production notes. While in the film Hopkins feasts on psychoanalyzing and toying with people’s minds, upon reflection he’s swift to point elsewhere for an answer about his character’s motivations. Photo courtesy of Sam Emerson and New Line Cinema Anthony Hopkins stars as Ted Crawford in New Line Cinema’s release of “Fracture”.
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