![]() As the case progresses, Willy has to decide how far he will go to get that conviction, it almost becoming a personal vendetta against Ted, losing which may not only threaten his new job at Wooton Sims, but his career as a lawyer, that is unless he can find that much needed evidence to put Ted away legitimately. Despite Ted's seemingly crazy behavior, Willy will soon learn that Ted has a grand plan to win the case involving Nunally. With Ted having made the verbal and written confessions, and with Ted declining legal counsel in favor of acting as his own lawyer, Willy sees this case as a slam dunk in his favor despite one small hiccup regarding the supposed murder weapon. Although Willy is unsure if he will see this case through to its conclusion, he is tasked to do so as the case looks to be concluded before he is scheduled to be at Wooton Sims. This move of being hired by a private firm is much quicker than most of Willy's predecessors and colleagues in the District Attorney's office, again achieved partly on a calculated action on his part. This case will be his last in the District Attorney's office, as he has been hired by prestigious private firm Wooton Sims. ![]() Despite being a good lawyer, Willy has thus far scripted his own success, a ninety-seven percent conviction rate, achieved somewhat by handing over unwinnable cases to other Deputy District Attorneys. The case is assigned to ambitious young Deputy District Attorney Willy Beachum. As the Police take Ted into custody, the Police station where he will subsequently sign a written confession as to having shot Jennifer, other first responders find that Jennifer is still alive, although the eventual diagnosis is that, pending a miracle, she will not ever awaken from her coma, thus being placed on life support. Nunally enters the house facing Ted holding a gun, he confessing to shooting Jennifer, who is lying unconscious or dead in a pool of her own blood a short distance away from him. Detective Lieutenant Robert "Rob" Nunally leads a squad investigating reported gunshots at the home of the wealthy Crawfords, husband and wife Ted and Jennifer. ![]() Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil But sooner, Willy learns that the evidence cannot be accepted in the trial, and despite knowing that Ted is the killer, the murder weapon is missing and he needs to get new evidence, otherwise he will lose the case and Ted will be a free man. ![]() Ted asks the judge to represent himself in court and Willy accepts. Meanwhile, the young and efficient, but arrogant, prosecutor Willy Beachum is resigning his position in the low-pay public service work to join the private civil-law firm Wooton Sims, but decides to accept the case, which is his assessment is easily resolved. The gardener Ciro calls the Police and the negotiator Rob, who does not know the last name of his lover, gets the murder weapon and a confession from Ted. When Jennifer comes back home, he shoots her on the head and then he shoots three times against the windows. In the melee that follows, his eyes seek out Willy to enjoy his fluster and expression of defeat.In Los Angeles, the structural engineer Ted Crawford witnesses his wife Jennifer Crawford and her lover Lieutenant Robert "Rob" Nunally in the swimming pool of a hotel. Plenty of scenes stand out, but a favorite one is when Ted in the courtroom has just knocked everyone out by revealing Lt. But when he meets Ted who has opted to defend himself, there’s something about the cocky old man that drags him further and deeper into the case despite his corporate job threatening to slip away.įracture is a tight thriller mostly due to the brilliance of the two lead actors. He is goaded by the DA to take on what appears to be an open-and-shut case as a final goodbye. Willy meanwhile is the Deputy DA who’s getting ready for a shift to the corporate and is set to join a much sought-after law firm. And yet, he shoots his wife at home and even confesses to the crime. ![]() Ted is skillful and coldly methodical in his work with an obsession for details and perfection. Genres: Infidelity, Courtroom Drama, Detective-Mystery, RevengeĪn old and rich engineer Ted discovers his wife is having an affair with a police officer. Nunally), David Strathairn (DA), Embeth Davidtz (Jennifer), Cliff Curtis (Det. Starring: Anthony Hopkins (Ted), Ryan Gosling (Willy), Rosamund Pike (Nikki), Billy Burke (Lt. ![]()
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