Basic Instinct 2

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Basic Instinct 2

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Released Mar 31, 2006

1h 55m

Mystery & Thriller

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After a crash that kills her boyfriend, Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) has her car searched by the police, who find illegal drugs. Prosecutors handling her case send Tramell to see psychiatrist Michael Glass (David Morrissey). Glass determines that Tramell, a novelist whose books deal with sensational murders, might just be a dangerous person herself. But his findings don't prevent him from embarking on a sexually charged relationship with the cunning cougar.

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Critics 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."

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Morrissey gives a good impersonation of a lobotomised Liam Neeson: possibly the only way to play a character dead from the script upwards.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 7, 2018

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Poor Sharon Stone. She's still big; it's the erotic thrillers that got small.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 27, 2007

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Linda Ruth Williams

Sight & Sound

This is psychoanalytic fable rewritten as pulp fiction. Perhaps that's why it's so ludicrously entertaining.

Sep 28, 2006

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...settles for a downgraded remake of the first film...

Rated: 1/5

Jul 29, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Stone appears to have torn a page from the soap-opera textbook of come-hither acting.

Rated: .5/5

Jan 31, 2021

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Joe Lipsett

Bloody Disgusting

Glass is clearly meant to be a morally gray doctor...but that ambiguity and Morrissey's lack of sexual chemistry with Stone (who is vacant in her second go at the character) simply drains the life from this whole enterprise.

Feb 22, 2020

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Sylvie P

One of the worst movies I have ever seen. Not sure why I kept watching...

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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Marek D

Just watched it because of Sharon

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/16/24

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donnie m

sharon stone is a horrible actress-she should just do porn

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/15/23

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Michael G

Basic Instinct 2 deserves a much better rating than the ones given by critics. Obviously there are a lot of politics behind the scenes going on. A plausible reason could be even the silly fact that the location was changed from the USA to London. Who knows. But the movie is definitely a very well crafted sequel to the original. Sharon Stone's Catherine is true to the character from 1992. The cinematography and locations presented to the viewer are just beautiful. The plot is intriguing, never boring and up to the final moment captivating. The soundtrack is dangerously sexy. I can only recommend this film. It's a worthy sequel that even made me wish for a third part.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/25/23

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R C

Surprised at the immense number of low ratings for this sequel. Sharon Stone did much the same as the original. The male leads are easily manipulated by her character which allows for an ending I'm still trying to understand. Overall, not as a bad as rated on Rotten Tomatoes. Just not amazing either.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/15/23

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Georgan G

The plot was silly but the erotic part was darned good. SPOILER: Our heroine is driving a shrink crazy by teasing him sexually and leading him on about facts in murder cases. Any shrink worth her/his salt can't be so obviously manipulated by a psychopath.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/09/23

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Michael Caton-Jones

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Sharon Stone

Catherine Trammell

David Morrissey

Dr. Michael Glass

Charlotte Rampling

Milena Gardosh

David Thewlis

Roy Washburn

Hugh Dancy

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Synopsis

After a crash that kills her boyfriend, Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) has her car searched by the police, who find illegal drugs. Prosecutors handling her case send Tramell to see psychiatrist Michael Glass (David Morrissey). Glass determines that Tramell, a novelist whose books deal with sensational murders, might just be a dangerous person herself. But his findings don't prevent him from embarking on a sexually charged relationship with the cunning cougar.

Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Producer: Mario Kassar, Andrew G. Vajna, Moritz Borman, Joel B. Michaels
Screenwriter: Leora Barish, Henry Bean
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Intermedia Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), C-2 Pictures
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Some Drug Content|Strong Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 31, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.9M
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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