'Basic Instinct 2' lacks suspense, sexual tension
by Eleanor Ringel Gillespie

Someone once asked Paul Reubens if there would be a sequel to "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure," and the comic replied, "What could happen? They steal the bicycle again?" Something of that same thought occurs when you settle in with "Basic Instinct 2." What could happen? Sharon Stone uncrosses her legs again? Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Having moved from San Francisco to London, best-selling crime novelist Catherine Trammell again finds herself on the wrong side of the law. The professional boundaries between Tramell and the criminal psychiatrist who evaluates her are obliterated when she uncovers his basic instincts.

FILM FACTS ...
Sony Pictures
'Basic Instinct 2'

Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Starring: Sharon Stone, David Morrissey, Charlotte Rampling, David Thewlis, Hugh Dancy
Run time: 114 minutes
Release date: March 31, 2006
Rating: R for strong sexuality, nudity, violence, language and some drug content.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C-
"Even Meryl Streep would have trouble playing off Morrissey. Bland and asexual, the British actor could be one of the Darrins on the old "Bewitched" series."

The Palm Beach Post: C+
"The story ... is silly and it gets progressively sillier, but you do pay attention when Stone is on the screen."


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