Review of Basil (1998) by Shane C — 06 Feb 2006

I loved this movie Jared Leto played a great part in this movie.

This review of Basil (1998) was written by Shane C on 06 Feb 2006.

Basil has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jonathan H (1,173) on 23 Mar 2009

The story semmed thin, the actor wasn't really convincing..but Jared Leto is absolutely gorgeous so yeh..and there was one scene I really liked…

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By Franki W (27) on 24 Jul 2008

A suitable casting off Jared Leto as the titled character Basil…

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By Angel L (112) on 03 Sep 2011

Typical good guy; always running after the bad elements. All in all the show was good…

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By Rachel R (285) on 12 Mar 2008

Actually quite a good storyline, but the acting is truly awful - from all involved…

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By Kelly K (668) on 15 Mar 2010

You actually SEE that it's an old movie but the story was quite interesting and the acting was convincing by every single person…

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By Aries E (10) on 11 Oct 2008

I honestly only originally watched this because Jared was in it. I felt like, it has my favorite actor, why not…

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By A C (130) on 28 Aug 2009

Okay, maybe not the very best novel to film adaptation ever made, but it has a lot of good things…

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By T G (120) on 30 Dec 2006

I was actually surprised how much I liked this movie. It takes place in history - and looks beautifully like one…

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By Marie 0 (2) on 17 Jun 2006

Ok film, worth watching if you like Jared Leto or Christian Slater…

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By Valenn B (5) on 05 Jan 2011

This film does no justice in respect to the acting abilities of Jared Leto or Christian Slater…

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