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Fractured (2015) is a English movie. Lance Kawas has directed this movie. Eric Roberts,Jake Busey,Reima Abouarabi,Shena Adl are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2015. Fractured (2015) is considered one of the best Drama,Horror,Thriller movie in India and around the world.
May Oster, played by Athena Lebessis, is a beautiful, pensive, somber woman in her mid twenties; a beautiful woman that discovers her boyfriend's bloody scarf in her apartment following a black-out episode. This unearthed white scarf covered in crimson drives May to attempt suicide. May is taken to a psychiatric ward under the care and influence of Dr. Ballard, a fifty-eight year old psychiatrist/acclaimed author, played by Eric Roberts. May is immediately thrown into seclusion. Detective James Harding, played by Jake Busey, appears to question May about a horrific murder. This questioning thrusts May into narrating an in-depth story about an unnamed woman's involvement with unsavory characters leading to multiple murders. Will May regain her sanity, restore her normal life and unravel the mystery of her true love? Only time will tell.
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Fractured (2015) Reviews
As laughably bad as low budget telenovela
There are probably two appeals Fractured has to lure audience; the comedy and eye candy. It is amazing how abysmal the production value is, some short clips from Youtube are better than this wreck. Shoddy camera work, juvenile writing and the plastic acting will erase any glint of horror, if there's any to begin with. There's always the use of attractive females for thriller, mainly they are dressed in skimpy outfits or tank tops. Fractured has nearly all ladies cast, it's ridiculous and highly improbable. Chances are audience would not be able to take it seriously, let alone invest on the horror. Story revolves around May, a young and troubled girl. She has previously tried to commit suicide and is now in the care of Dr. Jason Ballard (Eric Roberts). Plot is hectic as the movie tries to introduce a group of equally confused young women, but their acting is incredibly and agonizingly bad. May looks really silly and rigid, her reactions are downright atrocious. At times, it's unclear if she's stammering, crying or laughing. The rest of the women are also bordering on overacting. Every girl in the kind doctor's house wear revealing outfits, even the maid and wife. It's just awkward and lacking any direction. Script is horrible as it uses melodramatic speech like teeny diary. The way they are delivered make afternoon telenovela looks like Academy Award material. Not to mention there's heavy innuendo throughout the movie, fright is the least of its goal. It also has the luxury of awful camera work. Scenes are shaky and out of focus. There's barely any suspense to speak of, the usual amateurish practical effect or random whispering cannot be considered thrill. The film attempts to use psychology as an anchor and it also gives a few twists, but these are basic at best. Audiences might be numbed by the time they reach the halfway mark, and there's more painful spectacle ahead. Fractured is a horror flick that is more humorous than frightening, if it's meant to be a horror at all.
Had so much potential but lousy execution.
This movie had so much potential in it's story but the way the movie is directed and acted will make u want to punch the director and ask what was he doing. The movie started off pretty good and i was quite convinced that i might actually be watching a good psychological thriller movie but after a bout 20 minutes into it,a lot of terrible acting by a bunch of actresses started making me doubt it. And then Eric Roberts started his usual overacting that he does nowadays in the dozens of low budget movies he signs up to. I have nothing against Eric Roberts or independent/low budget film making. In fact, it makes me happy each time i stumble upon a good low budget production or a good Eric Roberts performance. This movie had none of the both. At one point it started getting ridiculous and it only got more and more ridiculous by the minute. And the lead actress,what can i say. A pretty face but no talent in acting. Her character cries a lot for most of the movie but other than that,the character does little of anything else and the actress was not doing a good job of convincing us of her emotions. If only the director understood the potential his story had and how he could have made this into a very good movie with some solid performance, my review here would have been totally different. I didn't expect Oscar quality when i started watching the movie but this wasn't what i expected too.
Don't Waste Your Time!
This sounded like (from the movie description) it would be a pretty good psychological thriller. A plus for me was that it had Eric Roberts whom I usually like in movies. It also had Gary Busey, who plays an excellent bad guy, so I was quite interested to see him explore his light side. I almost got to 15 minutes in. I had to turn it off, the acting was really atrocious, even from Eric Roberts and Gary Busey. I was surprised to say the least. I was so embarrassed for all of the actors. I don't know if it was the script, the directing or whether it was just bad acting...? Such a shame.... I was looking forward to seeing a good thriller. Sadly, I was disappointed. My advice to you? Don't bother.... there are better things you can do with your time.
I liked this film - great for an independent!
Overall, Fractured had an amazing premise. However, I would have liked to see the protagonist hold more traits from the other 3 women characters – since all are facets of herself The story contained a few plot holes it seemed as though the movie was cut severely from it's original time code, probably to serve a distributer, producer etc. I would like to see it in it's initial state. I thought the characters of May, Gina, Barbara and Dr. Ballard were great. May seemed highly distraught throughout & wasn't overacting, Gina constructed a wonderful antagonist (I wouldn't allow that women in my house), Barbara was beautifully creepy and Eric was excellent - all suspended my disbelief. This director has a Hitchcock vibe. He's an autuer in the making. I'd like to see him really push this tone full force in his next thriller films - even though this strays from what is currently popular...
Thoroughly enjoyed
Lets first look at story. A complex piece that has all elements to entertain the viewer. The reason, it is layered with subplots and subtexts that keep you thinking. Secondly, the acting: yes this is an indie film - all the better. The actors maintain a nuanced and non linear performance. The leads carry the film and entertain the audience. The genre: for a psychological thriller, the difference in this one than any I have seen is that it is NOT JUST A THRILLER! This separates it from the rest. It has a romantic element. And it is well established. And it gives the film a different feel. This makes me like the film more. The ending, very ending that is, leaves you suspended to think. That makes the film INTELLIGENT. For the above, and a lover of true indie films, this film is a 8/10 for me.