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Basic Instinct 2 (2006)

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Reviews Counted:147

Fresh:10

Rotten:137

Average Rating:3.1/10

Consensus: Unable to match the suspense and titilation of its predecessor, Basic Instinct 2 boasts a plot so ludicrous and predictable it borders on "so-bad-it's-good."

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong sexuality, nudity, violence, language and some drug content.

Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Mar 31, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $5,851,188

Synopsis: In BASIC INSTINCT 2, a sequel to the 1992 original, Sharon Stone resumes the role that first made her famous. Beautiful American author Catherine Tramell (Stone) is living in London when she is... In BASIC INSTINCT 2, a sequel to the 1992 original, Sharon Stone resumes the role that first made her famous. Beautiful American author Catherine Tramell (Stone) is living in London when she is involved in a sexually charged car accident leading to the scandalous death of a famous British athlete. Raunchy and irreverent, Tramell likes to shock people with both her words and her actions. Dr. Michael Glass (David Morrissey), who is evaluating her for trial at the request of Det. Superintendent Roy Washburn (David Thewlis), is no exception. Just coming out of a divorce and facing the resurrection of an old situation that could ruin his career, Glass is slowly but surely sucked into Tramell's web when he takes her on as a private therapy client. Day by day Glass realizes that she has infiltrated more of his personal relationships, which also leads him to question why so many people in his circle are suffering questionable fates. Each time Glass is convinced that Tramell is guilty, she diverts suspicion in another direction. Does gossip magazine writer Adam Towers (Hugh Dancy) plan to reveal a deadly decision that Glass made in his past? Is Det. Washburn really the upstanding cop he appears to be? Is Glass's ex-wife, Denise (Indira Varma) trying to sabotage his career? The twists and turns in the plot keep everyone guessing in this psychological thriller, which is directed by Michael Caton-Jones (THIS BOY'S LIFE, THE JACKAL). [More]

Starring: Sharon Stone, David Morrissey, Charlotte Rampling, David Thewlis

Starring: Sharon Stone, David Morrissey, Charlotte Rampling, David Thewlis, Hugh Dancy, Indira Varma

Director: Michael Caton-Jones

Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Screenwriter: Henry Bean
Producer: Mario Kassar, Joel B. Michaels, Joe Eszterhas, Andrew G. Vagna, Mark Albela, Volker Shauz, Denise O'Dell
Composer: John Murphy
Studio: MGM/UA

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We’re not in the 90s anymore.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
05/06/06
Stina Chyn
Stina Chyn
Film Threat

Ao tentar recriar a ambigüidade do original, revela só a fragilidade de seu roteiro, que, pela (falta de) qualidade, poderia ter sido escrito pela própria Catherine Tramell.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
04/22/06
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Stupefyingly lackluster.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
04/21/06
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
New York Magazine
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Like many sequels this is actually a remake, and it suffers from the law of diminishing returns.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
04/21/06
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Basic Instinct 2, with Sharon Stone once again in the seductress role, is a sordid tale of lying liars and pants on fire.

Full Review Source: San Antonio Express-News | comment Comment
04/17/06
Larry Ratliff
Larry Ratliff
San Antonio Express-News

Vamp or mind-vampire, a stylishly empowered Stone distracts from incredulity until an ill-conceived climax drowns it in a British harbor of excess miscalculation.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
04/10/06
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

Another low in Hollywood's descent into virtual flesh-peddling ... Stone proves that she's still basically a "star" only to the extent that she strips.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
04/06/06
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

Leaves you bored, bothered and bewildered

Full Review Source: jackiekcooper.com | comment Comment
04/06/06
Jackie K. Cooper
Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com

In pretty short order, the entire film goes off course and sinks, taking its lead actress with it.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
04/06/06
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

Stone is simply awful, replacing the sexy insouciance from the first film with a beady stare that would seem more appropriate coming from a dead codfish than a calculating nympho adept at playing twisted mind games.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
04/05/06
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

The final score: Ice Picks 1, Crotch Shots, 0.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
04/05/06
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

the most gratifyingly God-awful guilty pleasure since Catwoman, another gem co-starring Sharon Stone

Full Review Source: Peterborough This Week | comment Comment
04/05/06
Mike Sage
Mike Sage
Peterborough This Week

Sordid and ludicrous, it's a steamy stink-bomb!

Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment Comment
04/05/06
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
Modamag.com

The plot, already mired in nonsensical backstory, collapses with the late-inning introduction of a tired metafictional device (not to mention a wildly lunging Usual Suspects twist).

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
04/04/06
Dennis Lim
Dennis Lim
Village Voice
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Basically predictable.

Full Review Source: Sympatico.ca | comment Comment
04/04/06
Angela Baldassarre
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca

For many people, the only reason to see Basic Instinct 2 is to find out if Stone uncrosses her legs again. She doesn’t.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
04/03/06
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Basic Instinct 2 has a stylish look and a few sexy moments, but the plot goes from confusing to implausible to absolutely ludicrous in the final sequence.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
04/03/06
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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Base. Ick. In stink.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
04/03/06
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

[This] is one of those guilty pleasures that, in your heart, you know you should loath but can't help being amused by the kitschiness of the writing, acting and direction

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/03/06
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

...a relentlessly cheesy, over-the-top sexual thriller that has all the provocative luster of an inner thigh rash...[a] botched, stillborn psychological fable.

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
04/02/06
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye
 
 
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