Rotten
Verhoeven does not explore the dark side, but merely exploits it, and that makes all the difference in the world.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
Basic Instinct
A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.
1992 · 2h 8m · R
Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Paul Verhoeven
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Basic Instinct
Overview
Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.
Director and cast
- Paul Verhoeven Director
- Michael Douglas as Detective Nick Curran
- Sharon Stone as Catherine Tramell
- George Dzundza as Gus
- Jeanne Tripplehorn as Dr. Beth Garner
- Denis Arndt as Lieutenant Walker
- Leilani Sarelle as Roxy
- Bruce A. Young as Andrews
- Chelcie Ross as Captain Talcott
- Dorothy Malone as Hazel Dobkins
- Wayne Knight as John Correli
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
56%
Tomatometer
Rotten
[The film has] a smug faith in the ability of its own speed, smartness and luxe to wow the yokels.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
Rotten
Slick, clever and entertainingly overheated while you're watching it, Basic Instinct starts to evaporate the second you leave the theater.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
Fresh
The harsh, politically incorrect truth about Basic Instinct is that it's a tantalizing, suspensefully correct thriller.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
Basic Instinct is a reminder of the difference between exhilaration and exhaustion, between tension and hysteria, between eroticism and exhibitionism. The line may be fine, but it is real enough to separate the great thrillers from the also-rans.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
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