Basic Instinct 2
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: March 31, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
26
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
9
Negative:
22
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50
VarietyDennis Harvey
Those hoping for either a sizzling -- or an unintentionally hilarious -- good time will be disappointed by this inexplicably dull sequel. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
The movie isn't boring, exactly. It's too nutty for that. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Like many sequels this is actually a remake, and it suffers from the law of diminishing returns. Read full review
42
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
It's turned Stone's Catherine Tramell from a warning sign for the dangers of wanton sex into the last thing you'd figure - a bore. Read full review
42
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
A few bodies pile up. Surprisingly little sex is had. And given that Catherine's true nature was revealed at the end of the first "Basic," the mystery seems superfluous. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
Basic Instinct 2 pushes diligently along in a murder-and-mayhem-stuffed effort to demonstrate that (a) a sillier and more hackneyed movie than "Basic Instinct" is possible and (b) that shrinks have ids too, by golly. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Morrissey gives a stiff, awkward performance, while Stone moves dangerously close to overplaying the femme fatale. There is little if any intrigue in the story or the characters. Even the murders don't even seem to matter much. Read full review
40
SalonStephanie Zacharek
If you're trying to reinvigorate the art of the stylish thriller, the movie you come up with needs to be stylish and it needs to be thrilling. Basic Instinct 2, is neither. Read full review
40
Film ThreatStina Chyn
Fails as a sequel because we’re not in the 90s anymore. Gone are the days when characters could answer questions with questions and hypothetical situations and still sound clever and cool. Read full review
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