Review of Basic (2003) by Keith Phipps for The A.V. Club — 06 Jan 2011
For twists to work, viewers have to feel like they're being led along, not jerked around, and James Vanderbilt's script eventually devolves into little more than a series of jerks, stopping short only of introducing evil twins and alien interlopers.
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This review of Basic (2003) was written by Keith Phipps and published by The A.V. Club on 06 Jan 2011.
Basic has generally received mixed reviews.
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