Review of Basic Instinct (1992) by Charles P — 27 Sep 2014

If you take out the undeniably steamy sex scenes, you're left with manipulative, overheated jigsaw puzzle of a thriller.

This review of Basic Instinct (1992) was written by Charles P on 27 Sep 2014.

Basic Instinct has generally received mixed reviews.

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People don't give this movie enough credit. Michael Douglas is a king, strong supporting cast, oh yea and Sharon Stone's beaver…

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A sexy thriller that stands the test of time…

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Sharon Stone is naked in this movie quite alot and she looks good…

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Took me till 2016 to finally see this. Not as shocking or sleazy as expected. Aside from the scene everyone talks about…

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Min problem with the movie is that it fell too long, if it was about half and hour long I would have liked it much better…

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