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12/01/08
Fatal Instinct (1993)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:4
Rotten:16
Average Rating:4.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: A spoof on the popular erotic thriller genre of films by director Reiner who brought us "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" and "The Jerk." Armand Assante assumes the role of the rugged antihero as he... [More]
Starring: Sean Young, Armand Assante, Sherilyn Fenn, Kate Nelligan
Director: Carl Reiner
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Reviews for Fatal Instinct
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Naturally the film pokes fun at the conventions of the film medium as well, but the routines are endlessly protracted.
09/30/08
The filmmakers have provided critics ample artillery by prominently featuring a skunk in this thuddingly flat spoof of erotic thrillers.
09/30/08
Top CriticIt's a real pity, because Reiner has certainly been funnier and more inventive on other outings and Sherilyn Fenn makes a winsome gal Friday.
09/30/08
Top CriticNo review available.
07/03/05
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01/02/04
A collection of gags that vary much too wildly in terms of timing and wit.
05/20/03
Top CriticMany jokes cracked me up.
05/16/03
...not as edgy as a spoof of hard-nosed crime dramas ought to be.
04/10/03
No review available.
10/11/02
No review available.
07/31/02
Scattershot thriller spoof, but Assante's performance is really amusing. Carl Reiner's done (a lot) better.
07/25/02
Small jokes are buried under elaborate setups. Sight gags are repeated to the point of exhaustion.
05/12/01
Top CriticThere are some laughs in Fatal Instinct. But there are an awful lot of dead spots in between.
01/01/00
Mostly lame and not particularly funny.
01/01/00
If I see another send-up of Sharon Stone's character in Basic Instinct, I think I'll walk out of the theater.
01/01/00
Top CriticLacking in both inspiration and ingenuity, it doesn't so much spoof the conventions of the genre as dumb down famous -- and in some cases, forgotten -- scenes from a slew of other movies.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe result is pretty much what you expect: some really dumb stuff that will make you laugh and a lot that won't.
01/01/00
Maybe you'll be in the right mood and like this stuff. It looks good, and the actors are several notches above the usual parody cast in ability. And yet...
01/01/00
Top CriticI almost feel guilty about some of the places I laughed.
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