Posted on 04/02/2006 1:41:39 PM PDT by kiriath_jearim
[Some movie reviews of Sharon Stone's latest "thriller"]
"But most of the conversation in the lobby will revolve around who designed SS's clothes and jewelry. That's the way Ms. Stone wants it, and that's the way it is."
-- Philip Wuntch, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"Using the same basic plot as 1992's original, BI2 feels less like a sequel than a remake whose shelf life has expired."
-- Bruce Westbrook, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
"The laughs to be had in this deliciously awful sequel are all unintentional. A bummer for film buffs, but a ball for fans of the misbegotten."
-- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
"What Basic Instinct 2 is missing, besides any of the trashy good fun of the original, is a subtitle. Here's a suggestion: A Girl's Guide to Dressing for Her Shrink."
-- Ruthe Stein, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"At this point, there are inflatable toys that are livelier than Stone, but how can you tell the difference? Basic Instinct 2 is not an erotic thriller. It's taxidermy."
-- Kyle Smith, NEW YORK POST
"Stone's purring, snarling, bedroom kink is embarrassing."
-- Steven Rea, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
"The 1992 phenomenon was creepy, tense and sexually charged in a bold yet tawdry way. This sequel lacks even a shred of those elements."
-- Claudia Puig, USA TODAY
"In Basic Instinct 2 the manufactured thrill is gone."
-- Michael Phillips, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"Stone's performance is so deliriously over the top that it turns almost every line she speaks into high camp."
-- Bruce Newman, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
"As with the first film, BI2 abounds with red herrings and misdirection, and comes up with an equally ambiguous Did she or didn't she? ending. But there are problems here beyond its staleness."
-- Jack Mathews, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
I have been saying it for so long that I sound like an old man saying it: The first Hollywood producer who comes to his senses and makes a John Wayne-type high-action war movie with no other message than "We are the unmistakable good guys, and our enemies are irredeemably evil" is going to have the highest grossing box office in history. He doesn't even need to believe what he's saying, and the critics will HATE it. But giving the people what they actually want is a no-brainer. If Jessica Alba had replaced Sharon Stone in this sequel, do you really think anybody would be complaining about the unoriginality?
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