Review of Basic (2003) by Evan D — 06 Mar 2013

Great performances with a terrible storyline.

This review of Basic (2003) was written by Evan D on 06 Mar 2013.

Basic has generally received mixed reviews.

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A great Movie. The Key to the Movie is Samuel L Jackson's comment about this being a 'Rattle the Cage' operation. all understanding flows from that…

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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 James U (29) on 10 Feb 2014

Good movie. Suspenseful, good action, good twists, though one too many, with good performances from Travolta and Jackson…

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By Jonslow (117) on 08 Dec 2018

John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson. Classic. There are so many twists. I like it…

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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 Michal321 (1) on 29 Jul 2016

When I saw this film I was expecting it to be, well, basic. However, in reality I received a pleasant surprise…

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By Rodney E (723) on 01 Jan 2013

Basic is directed by John McTiernan, who has made some action classics like Die Hard and Predator…

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By Rod E (628) on 01 Jan 2013

Basic is directed by John McTiernan, who has made some action classics like Die Hard and Predator…

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By Alex C (1,429) on 16 May 2013

Good. It has an extreme twist at the end. This was a quite long for what it was worth, though…

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By Andy R (367) on 10 Feb 2014

Good movie. Suspenseful, good action, good twists, though one too many, with good performances from Travolta and Jackson…

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