Review of Basic (2003) by Sheila E — 13 Jul 2007

A great puzzle movie, that kept me guessing.

This review of Basic (2003) was written by Sheila E on 13 Jul 2007.

Basic has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Janice Page (130) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 08 Nov 2015

Falls flat on two fronts: It's neither deep and interesting enough to be a brainteaser nor sufficiently thrilling to count as a mindless diversion…

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By Roland S (348) on 27 Jan 2013

I wrote a fairly detailed review and I'm sure I hit post but somehow between facebook and flixter, they lost it…

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By Waleed A (914) on 07 Jan 2015

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