Basic Instinct 2
(USA/Germany/GB, 2006, 114 minutes)
A renowned psychiatrist falls for the murder suspect he was asked to evaluate — a brilliant, manipulative crime writer. Stylish psychological thriller that is not so much a sequel to the notorious 1992 original (Basic Instinct, directed by Paul Verhoeven with Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone) as a variation with one character in common; despite a plot eventually too convoluted for its own good, it’s certainly better (but not much) than one was led to expect.
Mario F. Kassar and Andrew G. Vajna, in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, present a C2 Pictures/Intermedia Films production in association with IMF Internationale Medien & Film 3, with the participation of Grosvenor Park Media. Starring Sharon Stone, David Morrissey, Charlotte Rampling, David Thewlis. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones; produced by Mario F. Kassar, Andrew G. Vajna and Joel B. Michaels; IMF producer, Aslan Nadery; screenplay by Leora Barish and Henry Bean, from characters created by Joe Eszterhas; music by John Murphy; director of photography, Gyula Pados; production designer, Norman Garwood; costume designer, Beatrix Aruna Pasztor; film editors, John Scott and Istvan Kiraly.
A renowned psychiatrist falls for the murder suspect he was asked to evaluate — a brilliant, manipulative crime writer. Stylish psychological thriller that is not so much a sequel to the notorious 1992 original (Basic Instinct, directed by Paul Verhoeven with Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone) as a variation with one character in common; despite a plot eventually too convoluted for its own good, it’s certainly better (but not much) than one was led to expect.
Mario F. Kassar and Andrew G. Vajna, in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, present a C2 Pictures/Intermedia Films production in association with IMF Internationale Medien & Film 3, with the participation of Grosvenor Park Media. Starring Sharon Stone, David Morrissey, Charlotte Rampling, David Thewlis. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones; produced by Mario F. Kassar, Andrew G. Vajna and Joel B. Michaels; IMF producer, Aslan Nadery; screenplay by Leora Barish and Henry Bean, from characters created by Joe Eszterhas; music by John Murphy; director of photography, Gyula Pados; production designer, Norman Garwood; costume designer, Beatrix Aruna Pasztor; film editors, John Scott and Istvan Kiraly.
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