Despite outward appearances, Fracture isn't quite the fast - paced
legal thriller that one might have expected from the film's promotional materials (there is, in
fact, only one courtroom sequence
of any real
significance); screenwriters Daniel Pyne and Glenn Gers have instead crafted a story that generally has the feel
of a low - key drama - with Gosling's character ultimately forced to choose between his ambition and his morals.
While the outcome
of the case is not too surprising (despite the
fact that the obligations on readmission
of migrants was considered to fall within the field
of development cooperation), its
significance lies with how the Court determines the choice
of the correct
legal basis.