3/10
Beyond Excitement, Filled with Disappointment
8 July 2006
Mabey producer Mario F. Kassar should not have made the decision of bringing a sequel to the 1992 best selling erotic classic, and Sharon Stone should not have picked up the role of the author who uses psychological tactics to lure her victim into her trap.

Basic Instinct 2 is due far too long from the prequel, which not only makes the audience lost the excitement and anticipation, but also puts Sharon Stone at a disadvantage of baring nude at 48 years old. Her charm from Basic Instinct was lost, and what the audience get was a old actress trying to resurrect her fame by taking up Basic Instinct 2.

While Michael Caton Jones try to direct Basic Instinct 2 close to the same way as Paul Verhoeven, it seems to be a total disaster when the final piece of work was presented to the public. Cheesy and lengthy dialogue wrecks the film. The lack of chemistry between Stone and David Morrissey makes Basic Instinct 2 a crappy production which was hastily made instead of a sequel that guarantees to thrill the audience with new excitement. Somehow, Jones seems to be unable to bring the chemistry out of Stone and Morrissey, compared to Stone with Michael Douglas in Basic Instinct.

Basic Instinct 2 follows everything from Basic Instinct: Catherine Tramell kills a man, investigation conducted, she try to control the man who wants to control her, and makes sure that he will fall into her trap which was written in her novels. Though there are thrills in Basic Instinct 2, it lacks the kick and the suspense it should had in Basic Instinct. Also, no excitement from Basic Instinct was seen in the sequel.

Perhaps it is time for Tramell to call for an end with her menace on man manipulating in Basic Instinct 2.
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