Movie Review of the Day: Fracture

Courtesy of Peter Suderman: "Take a fresh young star, (in this case, Ryan Gosling), a tricky killer (Hopkins), add in a steamy, tumultuous love story with a blonde bombshell (former Bond-girl Rosamund Pike), some detective work, and some courtroom shenanigans, and you've either got yourself a mediocre Law & Order rip-off or second rate, off-season genre junk like Fracture."

Chuck Klosterman Is Blogging The NCAA Final Four

Here's how his first post starts:

John Hinckley Jr. tried to kill Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981. It was a Monday. I was informed of this by my third grade teacher (Burna Pribula) after coming inside from morning recess. "I have some news that may shock you," she told the class. "The president has been shot." The room remained silent. We stared at her like tiny, Smurf-obsessed zombies. "This is a terrible situation," Mrs. Pribula continued, "and I realize you might have some questions about this. Does anyone have any questions about this? Anyone?"
We sat in silence.
After 10 seconds, I slowly raised my hand.
"Is the basketball game canceled?"