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I might be manipulating you to create risk for myself. “Basic Instinct 2” (2006)

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directed by Michael Caton-Jones
© 2006 Sony Pictures Releasing. All Rights Reserved.

I guess I will surprise some of you by writing about this film, but I find it incredibly pleasant to have a different opinion that the majority. Today, I’d like to recommend you the second part of “Basic Instinct”, which was made in 2006 and directed by a different director, but the main star stayed the same – Sharon Stone, beautiful as always. If you check this part on the Internet, you’ll notice it’s got quite bad ratings, especially comparing to the first part. And, to be honest, I even wanted to skip watching this part. Yet, something has told me that it’d be worth trying. In case, I’d stop watching after 30 minutes. How surprised I was when I finished the film and liked it. In this part, Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) murders another famous person, this time it’s a football player. I guess no rockman was available for killing that night. Anyway, the story repeats, so she’s the main suspect, but this time she doesn’t flirt with the detective. This time, she needs to take part in a therapy led by Dr. Michael Glass (David Morrissey). I’m sorry to be a bit shallow here, but he’s a much better choice of a guy such attractive murderer would fall for, but nevermind. So as you can guess, Catherine starts her flirting game one more time. Some people say it’s a horrible copy of the first part, some say it’s a horrible sequel. But, to be honest, I watched this film as if it was a separate production. I tried not to compare it to the previous one and I think it’s a decent erotic thriller. There are some cringy moments, but generally, I had fun watching it. Even the ending didn’t disappoint me that much. So if you’re wondering whether to see it or not – do it. If you like it, you’ll be a film outsider like me, but you definitely won’t be alone. Feel empowered.

My rating: 6/10
S.

How does it feel to kill someone? “Basic Instinct” (1992)

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directed by Paul Verhoeven
© 1992 TriStar Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

This film isn’t just a thriller, but a real life drama. And I guess even more extraordinary things happened behind the cameras. Still, let’s start from the beginning… The main character is Nick Curran (Michael Douglas), a homicide detective. He needs to find out who’s responsible for murdering Johnny Boz, a famous rock star. The man died in a quite… unusual way, because he was stabbed with an ice pick while having sex. I remember watching the beginning and thinking “is this really the film that’s appreciated by so many?”. Anyway, moving on. The suspect in this case is Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), the rock star’s girlfriend. What’s even more interesting, the woman is a writer and she’s written a novel that describes the same kind of murder that she’s now accused of. The detective is not entirely sure whom to trust. It can be Catherine who had planned the crime or someone else had read her book and now it looks as if it was the woman’s fault. Catherine is a very mysterious and confident person, so Curran wishes to get to know her better and solve the case. Even though the woman has probably killed a man, the detective finds her incredibly attractive and sometimes gets “too close” to the suspect. Generally, it’s a very erotic thriller, done in both sensual and dirty way. Some people were disgusted by the way Catherine was acting in the film, but in my opinion the character is who she supposed to be and Sharon Stone herself is magnificent in this role. Perhaps choosing Michael Douglas wasn’t the best choice and it’s definitely not his type of roles, but Sharon steals the show and I’m thankful for that. Speaking of the drama, she literally steals the show, because the most famous scene in this film is when the actress shows her vulva. At some point, she’s not wearing underwear and opens her legs for a moment. Sharon says she didn’t know she showed “too much”, but the producers say she was perfectly aware of it. Not sure whom to believe, but drama is always exciting. Especially in cinema.

My rating: 8/10
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