BootDigest
Such a frustrating disappointment
Spidersecu
Don't Believe the Hype
Lidia Draper
Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
adonis98-743-186503
Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her. Though, like Detective Nick Curran before him, Glass is entranced by Tramell and lured into a seductive game. I love the original Basic Instict cause it was a sharp and terrific thriller but Basic Instict 2 is a big disgrace to fans of the original. The acting and the dialogue is horrendous also except David Thewlis who tries a little bit everyone else has the emotion of a robot and even Sharon Stone tries way much to get back into the shoes of Tramell and she fails to deliver. I knew that the film was going to be awful just from that opening scene. Basic Instict 2 is a sequel that no one asked and should have never been made in the first place. (0/10)
fuadkhan2002
In all honesty, I found this sequel to have much more substance and brains than the sleazy original pop cult classic. Where the first Basic Instinct was loud, brash, gaudy and gratuitous, this one is subtle, dark, intellectual, imaginative and cerebral. The plot, storyline, and Sharon Stone herself, have all matured for the better. Gone is the bad 90s psycho nympho girl called Catherine Tramell and in comes the highly intelligent, manipulative, calm and confident older Tramell. She plays a deadly cat and mouse game with her male psychiatrist to the point where he is unable to differentiate between fact and fantasy. Her acting has matured considerably over the years and she exhibits a highly understated, subtle acting style and exudes just the right mix of seduction and threat, the perfect femme fatale. David Morrissey does great with his British accent and sensibility as the psychiatrist contrasted with Michael Douglas' boorish Nick Curran. Stone has maintained her enviable figure over the years and only looks better physically and psychologically to play the role. I highly recommend this movie to all the fans of the erotic thriller genre that was so chic in the 90s.
Armand
the basic sin of film is its existence. not because it is a bad movie but because it desires be only a clone of a high success. a film about nothing, using Sharon Stone and few pieces from first part for a confuse story. nothing realistic, nothing interesting. maybe, only the presence of Charlote Rampling. the absence of a good script can be an explanation for its quality. in same measure, the desire to resurrect a too good film universe with poor tools. but the problem is not the acting, story or the not inspired title.but Sharon Stone who gives a formal Catherine . the seduction of original is lost. and Stan Collymore - like a wood statue -, is far to be the best choice for his role.
neighborlee
First off, I did not see BI1, nor do I 'need' to, because either a movie movies me, or it does not. THis did, to the extent that I kept watching, though I was getting tired as it was after midnight.When I saw the very LOW score of 4 or such from some reviewers here, and also saw that they didn't 'get' the ending, I knew I had to chime in immediately.The ending , which I won't divulge, may not have the twisting involvement of a Sherlock Holmes, but it's intriguing enough to have made me wish for #3 to see about getting This scheming, cold , but brilliant writer her just rewards . That's how great of a job Sharon Stone did in this, and the supporting cast and crew while new to me, I felt did a completely adequate job of sinking my attention further and further into the tawdry, deceptive and thrilling plot's development.When we talk about a thriller, we can't help but give respect to Alfred HitchCock's 'The Birds', and while BI2 did most certainly not rise to that occasion ( in part due to the content/script) and there was a lot to rise TO,- it most certainly brought it right to the BRINK of it, with great character allure and thought provoking twists and turns throughout it.If you are looking for something to watch late at night and be on edge for those few hours, wondering if a murderer would go free, victims would be saved and who really did it and why, then this movie is certainly worth your time.
