Review of Basic Instinct (1992) by Andrey B — 28 Mar 2015

A crowd-pleasing film with cool Sharon Stone, and noirish themes of murder, passion etc. With a very good atmosphere of uncertainty and insecurity.

This review of Basic Instinct (1992) was written by Andrey B on 28 Mar 2015.

Basic Instinct has generally received mixed reviews.

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