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Review of by Hardcorekidd — 28 Aug 2018

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The mysterious Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), a beautiful crime novelist, becomes a suspect when she is linked to the brutal death of a rock star. Investigated by homicide detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas), Catherine seduces him into an intense relationship.

Meanwhile, the murder case becomes increasingly complicated when more seemingly connected deaths occur and Nick's psychologist and lover, Beth Garner (Jeanne Tripplehorn), appears to be another suspect.

Unevenly echoing the work of Alfred Hitchcock, Basic Instinct contains a star-making performance from Sharon Stone but is ultimately undone by its problematic, overly lurid plot. But, still a fun ride.

I'll give Basic Instinct a B+. (8.

This review of Basic Instinct (1992) was written by on 28 Aug 2018.

Basic Instinct has generally received mixed reviews.

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