I was wrong and then I was wrong again. Good twists.
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I was wrong.
trees102115 October 2019
A very solid thriller.
aldo-6433913 October 2019
Glad i didnt read the IMDB rating!
MrFreddy11 October 2019
Could have been fantastic if the last 10 min matched the rest
vithiet23 May 2020
Reviewers are harsh to rate it so low when only the last part is blah. True, if you only care about the destination and not the journey, and you've seen a lot of similar movies you might be disappointed. But it's a very well done thriller and worth watching nonetheless. Apparently a lot of people expected what happens, but a lot didn't so your mileage may vary. I did, and while I wish they found a way to blow my mind in the end, I'm not going "oh I'm so smart, you didn't stimulate my superior brain, your movie sucks" and I just enjoyed the ride. Kinda like re-watching a movie you like, you know what's coming but it's still good.
A very well-done psychological test.
Otkon11 October 2019
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Nothing ground-breaking. But well-acted, especially by Sam Worthington, who so often is the wet paper bag in a film. Not this time. He's very convincing. And the supporting cast sells the highly ambiguous nature of the plot. The canine actor was very good - menacing in a subdued but pivotal cameo.
The plot is crafty and holds its dubiousness right til the end. The music works well for the genre. The cinematography is top-notch with lots of proper lighting.
I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it.
The plot is crafty and holds its dubiousness right til the end. The music works well for the genre. The cinematography is top-notch with lots of proper lighting.
I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it.
Fractured
0U12 February 2020
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I was stunned on how the plot of Fractured was weaved together to form an impressive psychological thriller movie. Sam Worthington as the lead - Ray Monroe was so effective that I cannot help but feel sympathy to his character. The narration of the story is gripping to watch until the end while its mystery theme made it a worthy movie to watch and to be recommended to others. Though the pacing of flashbacks at time is a little confusing but I think it is bearable to watch as it was fully explained by the story of Fractured. This film's premise has resemblance to my favorite mystery thriller movies like Flightplan (2005) and Unknown (2011) but with its own theme and style, Fractured stands on its own.
Expect the unexpected.
Sleepin_Dragon22 November 2019
Fractured is a mystery thriller, I'd agree with that, but the one tag that's missing, is surreal. It's a very odd film, so odd it's almost bonkers, it's like being in a nightmare, you can't wake up, all events are out of your control, and every aspect of life is spiraling out of control. I won't give a single spoiler away, because it would give the game away, all I could say is expect the unexpected. I predicted events and outcomes, I got every single sequence of events wrong, loaded with twists and crammed full of intrigue. Sam Worthington is terrific.
It's trippy, it's slow to start, but great as it gets going, think The Lady vanishes. 7/10
It's trippy, it's slow to start, but great as it gets going, think The Lady vanishes. 7/10
A nice quick 90s style VHS thriller, and Sam's pretty good too.
specialbobby11 October 2019
Went into this film knowing not a lot, it is all muted greys and looks like a Brad Anderson film. The first 20 minutes are a nice set up of family discord and inferiority, then the thriller starts, and gradually gets more and more paranoid, like a less fluffy version of the long forgotten Hugh Grant/Gene Hackman movie 'Extreme Measures'. Sam Worthington does nice work as a broken human being, it's only just over 90mins which is perfect and feels just like a midweek trip to Blockbusters. A nice surprise on a rainy day.
Not the best but entertaining and thrilling
conniedavid14 October 2019
So... It's a straight to Netflix movie. I was not expecting some Oscar nominated performances or plotlines. It's October and Halloween is around the corner and I just wanted to snuggle up and watch a decent thriller and I believe this movie accomplished what I was looking for. It was psychological, suspenseful and actually had very great acting by the main character played by Sam Worthington. The rest of the cast was quite forgetable but not terrible by any means.
I don't want to spoil the plot but I will just say that the movie was a lot of fun and it did keep me guessing until the very end so that is definitely an added bonus.
I don't want to spoil the plot but I will just say that the movie was a lot of fun and it did keep me guessing until the very end so that is definitely an added bonus.
Horrible overacting, fairly predictable
armystrongmd26 October 2023
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There are so many stupid irrational things in this movie, here are a few examples:
-Dramatic scene where his daughter needs AA batteries and he buys liquor shooters instead because the gas station only takes cash, then he lies to his wife and said they have no batteries. Why not just tell her you didn't have cash, does she have any? Is there an ATM?
-The daughter backing up towards the pit where she falls was just stupid. He could have prevented that easily.
-Driving high speed on cold wet roads and swerving hard into oncoming traffic to get your daughter to the hospital 3 minutes faster because she might have a broken arm. If he swerved like that at 80mph he would have lost control and likely killed her as she wasn't buckled in. That would have made the movie much shorter, so I'd be grateful.
-Emergency room that requires a lengthy interrogation about your personal life before you can be seen by a doctor, then refuses to treat you because they don't accept your insurance. Emergency rooms can't refuse to treat you...
-Hospital security cameras that only record 30 seconds of every minute? Seriously?
-A 30 second choke hold is apparently fatal in this movie.
There's more, but all of that is less annoying than Sam Worthington's overacting. He's constantly acting irrational his strained voice and angry outbursts would have landed him in handcuffs early on. Nobody looking for their wife or daughter would act like that. Only someone experiencing a major mental health crisis acts like that. But hey that's the whole plot, which is pretty obvious from the beginning. There is a bit of a twist in the ending but we realized early on he's hallucinating most of the movie. I wish we had just fast forwarded to the last 15 mins, especially because they recap all the important little bits from earlier on in case the audience is as dumb as the director.
-The daughter backing up towards the pit where she falls was just stupid. He could have prevented that easily.
-Driving high speed on cold wet roads and swerving hard into oncoming traffic to get your daughter to the hospital 3 minutes faster because she might have a broken arm. If he swerved like that at 80mph he would have lost control and likely killed her as she wasn't buckled in. That would have made the movie much shorter, so I'd be grateful.
-Emergency room that requires a lengthy interrogation about your personal life before you can be seen by a doctor, then refuses to treat you because they don't accept your insurance. Emergency rooms can't refuse to treat you...
-Hospital security cameras that only record 30 seconds of every minute? Seriously?
-A 30 second choke hold is apparently fatal in this movie.
There's more, but all of that is less annoying than Sam Worthington's overacting. He's constantly acting irrational his strained voice and angry outbursts would have landed him in handcuffs early on. Nobody looking for their wife or daughter would act like that. Only someone experiencing a major mental health crisis acts like that. But hey that's the whole plot, which is pretty obvious from the beginning. There is a bit of a twist in the ending but we realized early on he's hallucinating most of the movie. I wish we had just fast forwarded to the last 15 mins, especially because they recap all the important little bits from earlier on in case the audience is as dumb as the director.
IMO, last 5 minutes actually made it good, contrary to what people are saying
maximiliano-ambrosini17 October 2019
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We can all agree that there were 2 options; there was a complex cover up in place OR the guy was hallucinating.
It made absolutely no sense that there was a cover up because how would the hospital cover up and manage all the angry relatives coming to get their loved ones? you could find thousands of extra inconsistensies on that line, so it would have been a 3, 4 star movie if that was the case.
That being said, the hallucination path could have been much worse than it actually was if all would have been in the guy's mind, that would have been just easy writing. But no.. the guy messed up so hard, and I think that was a 3rd option that no one was considering.
That was the real twist.
It made absolutely no sense that there was a cover up because how would the hospital cover up and manage all the angry relatives coming to get their loved ones? you could find thousands of extra inconsistensies on that line, so it would have been a 3, 4 star movie if that was the case.
That being said, the hallucination path could have been much worse than it actually was if all would have been in the guy's mind, that would have been just easy writing. But no.. the guy messed up so hard, and I think that was a 3rd option that no one was considering.
That was the real twist.
Predictable but enjoyable
nadaclontz-99-54376411 October 2019
I was expecting (and hoping for) the twists this movie offers, especially the last one. But it didn't diminish my enjoyment of this solid thriller. If you like stories that question the reality, this one is for you. Not amazingly original, but certainly much better than Unsane, which I saw yesterday and, amazingly, which didn't offer any twists at all.
Huge plot holes that give away the story!
stevepat9912 October 2019
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At the outset we all know that either the hospital has snatched Ray's wife and daughter as part of a vast hospital conspiracy to mass murder patients to harvest their organs OR Ray has gone mental and is imagining it all.
With that in mind I am watching Ray in the hospital waiting room as he awakens to learn that his wife and daughter are 'missing' and the doctors, staff etc. are claiming he arrived at the hospital alone and that they know nothing about any wife or child.
At that moment I knew Ray imagined it all. No vast mass murder conspiracy would snatch two new victims, mother and child while LEAVING the adult husband/father in the waiting room knowing he would never give up until he uncovered their mass murdering plan and knowing law enforcement takes very seriously a missing eight year old child and her mother. The hospital murderers would only snag single patients or would also have taken Ray and murderd him as well.
Also, Ray has a bleeding forehead wound meaning he fell the same 30-40 feet onto concrete that killed his daughter. We know Ray's forehead hit the concrete, hence, Ray would have died or been critical. No way he could have only a minor forehead wound.
With that in mind I am watching Ray in the hospital waiting room as he awakens to learn that his wife and daughter are 'missing' and the doctors, staff etc. are claiming he arrived at the hospital alone and that they know nothing about any wife or child.
At that moment I knew Ray imagined it all. No vast mass murder conspiracy would snatch two new victims, mother and child while LEAVING the adult husband/father in the waiting room knowing he would never give up until he uncovered their mass murdering plan and knowing law enforcement takes very seriously a missing eight year old child and her mother. The hospital murderers would only snag single patients or would also have taken Ray and murderd him as well.
Also, Ray has a bleeding forehead wound meaning he fell the same 30-40 feet onto concrete that killed his daughter. We know Ray's forehead hit the concrete, hence, Ray would have died or been critical. No way he could have only a minor forehead wound.
Mindblown
ralfayes11 October 2019
It's been so long since I've watch a mind blowing flick and I'm so meticulous when it comes to this type of genre but man fractured really nailed it. The writer really played his mind when crafting the story plus the cinematography and direction added to intensified the scenes never thought Sam Worthington is good at this I mean his glory days as a Titan son of Zeus was over but man he sure is a versatile actor.
Not exactly subtle.
stevelomas-6940117 November 2019
It's fairly obvious from early on and Sam's acting is very easy to spot as well. I'd guess that anyone with an understanding of hospitals and psychiatry will be screaming in disbelief at this but other than that it's an okay basic thriller.
Go In Blind
JICNZ13 November 2022
I really enjoyed this film. Clearly things aren't quite right, but it's hard to say throughout what is true and what isn't. It kept me guessing and kept my interest. It's not horror but a thriller, no jump scares or horrific stuff. The acting is solid. The atmosphere is quite tense. The child isn't annoying for once. In some ways it's quite a poignant reflection on the power of love. Very good evening's entertainment.
I really enjoyed this film. Clearly things aren't quite right, but it's hard to say throughout what is true and what isn't. It kept me guessing and kept my interest. It's not horror but a thriller, no jump scares or horrific stuff. The acting is solid. The atmosphere is quite tense. The child isn't annoying for once. In some ways it's quite a poignant reflection on the power of love. Very good evening's entertainment.
I really enjoyed this film. Clearly things aren't quite right, but it's hard to say throughout what is true and what isn't. It kept me guessing and kept my interest. It's not horror but a thriller, no jump scares or horrific stuff. The acting is solid. The atmosphere is quite tense. The child isn't annoying for once. In some ways it's quite a poignant reflection on the power of love. Very good evening's entertainment.
Life doesn't always have happy endings
legokicker15 October 2019
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To score this film down due to the last five minutes is madness. It's a thriller not a fairytale and not every film has to end with a hero who saves the day (although Ray might consider himself a hero, haha!).
A well shot film with a good soundtrack, some spooky and unsettling moments and some decent acting. There was a nice amount of is he nuts or not and some entertaining twists.
Worth a watch for sure and definitely worth a 7 for entertainment factor. Just don't expect sunshine and lollipops.
A well shot film with a good soundtrack, some spooky and unsettling moments and some decent acting. There was a nice amount of is he nuts or not and some entertaining twists.
Worth a watch for sure and definitely worth a 7 for entertainment factor. Just don't expect sunshine and lollipops.
Very good movie
jimgaffke10818 October 2019
Predictable my ass. I had 3 possible endings and none of them happened.
The movie starts out very slow then heats up fast.
It was a solid mind game for the 2nd half of the movie and didn't stop till the end.
Eerie....creepy....intense.
I really liked it. Well worth the time and I would watch it again.
The movie starts out very slow then heats up fast.
It was a solid mind game for the 2nd half of the movie and didn't stop till the end.
Eerie....creepy....intense.
I really liked it. Well worth the time and I would watch it again.
Why did they ruin the plot?
CountJonnie13 October 2019
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This movie could've been a decent thriller, about a father looking for his missing wife and daughter. It could have been a thriller about kidnapping and organ harvesting. It could have been about a crazy man, who is hallucinating.
It could have been like A Cure for Wellness, or Shutter Island. But unfortunately, for no apparent reason they explained the plot within the first few minutes. And then it is just waiting, repetitive, to discover it's like neither of those movies.
Decent acting and atmosphere, but the story/plot is ruined.
It could have been like A Cure for Wellness, or Shutter Island. But unfortunately, for no apparent reason they explained the plot within the first few minutes. And then it is just waiting, repetitive, to discover it's like neither of those movies.
Decent acting and atmosphere, but the story/plot is ruined.
No surprise
bearfaceproductions11 October 2019
I had hopes this would be a suspenseful thriller, but from the very beginning you actually know the twists and turns. The plot becomes very predictable, that even during the ending when the movie tries to place you in doubt of what you believed, you still know what to expect.
The whole film drags the agonizing thought of one man suffering and the suspense doesn't stay intact. Some parts have a little bit of intrigue, but that's just about it. Everything else comes off a very cliché.
The whole film drags the agonizing thought of one man suffering and the suspense doesn't stay intact. Some parts have a little bit of intrigue, but that's just about it. Everything else comes off a very cliché.
The reviews are mad, don't listen, watch for yourself...
mitchellsmithson13 October 2019
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Okay but not great...
MovieQween-3362212 October 2019
I wanted to like this but the ending wasn't strong enough for me. I think that's what it came down to. The movie didn't come full circle enough for me and it felt like the ending wasn't really complete. I found myself getting kind of bored throughout. Sam worthington is likable but there wasn't enough twists for me. Everything was kind of meh.
Not good
Misslvoice12 October 2019
I mean, the subject is already done. Seen it before.
I think the movie tries too hard and falls flat. I felt irritated when it all ended and did not feel anything for the main character. It was too dramatic and i could not buy in to the concept. I regret watching it. If you have alot of time to kill then maybe... but i will give you an alternative......-> see something else.
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