Review of Basic (2003) by Shanna W — 27 Aug 2007

You think you know it, but you really don't.

This review of Basic (2003) was written by Shanna W on 27 Aug 2007.

Basic has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Tyler S (1,583) on 23 Jan 2014

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By Johntravolta321 (11) on 29 Jul 2016

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By Kim Morgan (275) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 14 Dec 2015

Basic essentially is a fun movie, surprise ending and all. To take it too seriously is to miss the point…

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By Frances H (1,591) on 02 Jan 2014

John McTiernan is a master director and this time he's telling the story of an elite commando group who's been lost in the jungle and rescued…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 08 Jan 2017

With style and energy from the actors, with every sign of self-confidence from the director, with pictures that were in focus and dialogue…

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By Jeremy W (358) on 23 Jan 2018

A masterpiece of bad movie making, watch as the plot twists erase all meaning of the characters within it…

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By Kirill K (55) on 09 Mar 2013

Has that great feel of early 2000s film before the digital age, along with the full glory of anamorphic. Oh and lots of confusing plot twists too…

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By Mike Clark (1,024) for USA Today (4,117) on 13 Apr 2017

The tepid result is like Courage Under Fire without the compelling Meg Ryan angle, or Travolta's 1999 The General's Daughter without the sexual…

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