Any hope of a modern-day Rashomon is soon dashed as the movie gets bogged down in a haphazard series of twists, turns, backslides and pirouettes -- very few of which make sense after the whole story is revealed.
This review of Basic (2003) was written by Matt Brunson and published by Creative Loafing on 15 Apr 2003.
Basic has generally received mixed reviews.
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