The laughs to be had in this deliciously awful sequel are all unintentional. A bummer for film buffs, but a ball for fans of the misbegotten.
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03/30/06
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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."
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... [More]
Starring: Sharon Stone, David Morrissey, Charlotte Rampling, David Thewlis
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
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Reviews for Basic Instinct 2
Top CriticThe biggest problem with Basic Instinct 2 is that it's not the worst movie ever made. It's a shame; at least then, it would have some significance.
03/30/06
Basic Instinct 2, for all its implausible plot devices, poverty of motivation, occasionally lethargic pace and fragrant dialogue, is a subversive piece of cinema.
03/30/06
Top CriticBasic Instinct 2 is as dull as a blunt ice pick, watering down the original film's knockout cocktail of kinky sex and bloody murder into a timid, tepid thriller.
03/30/06
Basic Instinct 2 is more elaborately plotted than the original, and the result is even worse: horribly over-the-top dialogue, gratuitous nudity and no suspense whatsoever.
03/30/06
In Basic Instinct 2 the manufactured thrill is gone.
03/30/06
Top CriticWhen Catherine finally picks up her beloved ice pick, it's more like she's showing you a photo of an old friend than an old potential murder weapon.
03/30/06
Top CriticIf your own basic instinct is to avoid this movie, then you probably should go with that.
03/30/06
Stone delivers her lines with slinky grace, but there’s no helping out a plot with as many doggedly transparent twists as this one.
03/30/06
As a showcase for Sharon Stone's physique, Basic Instinct 2 is a rousing success. In every other respect, it's a colossal failure.
03/30/06
[L]eaves very little for fun here beyond guffawing at the outrageous caricature of dangerous sexiness that pop culture inflated [Catherine] into...
03/30/06
There's simple trash and enjoyable trash; this movie wants to be the latter, but alas it falls into the first category.
03/30/06
Stone's vampy, thumb-on-the-turntable performance is the most hideous bit of creaky past-prime tarting-about since Mae West was dropping the same dusty come-ons.
03/29/06
Trust your instincts. Listen to that little voice inside that whispers this sequel has 'bad idea' written all over it.
03/29/06
If you’ve seen the trailer, you’ve seen ALL the sex; actually, you’ve even seen more than is actually in the film. A threesome in the trailer is non-existent in the final cut.
03/29/06
Those hoping for either a sizzling -- or an unintentionally hilarious -- good time will be disappointed by this inexplicably dull sequel.
03/29/06
Top CriticBasic Instinct 2 isn't bad, exactly, but it lacks the entertaining vulgarity of the first film.
03/29/06
Top CriticSharon still maintains she never knew her 'V' was being photographed in the original Basic Instinct. 'I figured the hair and makeup team between my legs was just a perk.'
03/29/06
Spatting one-liners and sucking on cigarettes, the vampy, campy Sharon Stone does Bette Davis proud in this reasonably fun but ultimately empty suspense/thriller. Proceed at your own risk!
03/29/06
Alas, the trashy fun doesn't last. Basic Instinct 2 is trash all the way through, no doubt, but it's not much fun.
03/29/06
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