I won't attempt a full review.I mean everyone knows about the plot of the film and who the cast was.It was after all a smash in the box office..But not a favorite of the critics.Even it's score in the present site shows that it is not so highly regarded among cinema fans. The reasons? Well for one Verhoeven is too commercially focused in his approach and the dialog the twists and the whole atmosphere of the film is too clichéd and hollywoodish and too manipulative even, for it's own good.Without being able to sustain a finesse that saviors other similarly flawed but more "classic" attempts in some film noir ..Some seem to believe that the acting was fine.Well it was not...The dialogues are unnecessarily rude often annoying and wooden and they convey in a cold manner the attitude of the characters which is very "ninenties" like, that is, over macho and supposedly "cool".In result the characters just appear selfish and over-stylishly empty.You can relate to them i suppose if you are easily impressed or if you can adopt such a self centered emptiness..But why should you?If you found yourself over-enjoying this film and you are over 25 then i would think that a reevaluation of your system of values would be in order....
Review of Basic Instinct
