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Jun 21, 2015Derringer rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
(Movie quote) - "He got off before he got offed!" Let's face it, fellas (and, yes, lesbians, too) - Once you've watched Miss Sharon Stone's famous leg-crossing scene - Is there really any other reason for sitting through the remainder of this over-hyped and underwhelming mess of dirty laundry to the bitter end? Well, is there? If you ask me - Basic Instinct is the sort of film that demands that the viewer believe that they are actually watching a intensely penetrating psychological-thriller, when, in reality, what they are seeing is a story that is about as shallow and predictable as you could possibly get. Here are two things that really irked me right off about Basic Instinct - (1) The on-screen chemistry between Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone totally sucked, big-time. It really did! (2) The unbelievably annoying in-fighting that took place amongst the big-wigs of San Francisco's police department. Man, these guys and gals were at each other's throats, non-stop! And, finally - I found Basic Instinct's 2-hour/10-minute running time to be almost unbearable to sit through. This film's budget was $50 million.