Trust no one

Basic Instinct is an erotic thriller released way back in 1992. The film received a mixed reception upon release, some said it was too farfetched but some thought it was a clever thriller with brilliant twists & turns, I have to admit I agree with the latter. The film was made on an estimated budget of $49,000,000. It runs for approximately 129 minutes. The film was one of the highest grossing films of 1992 grossing a an estimated $353 million worldwide. The film is rated 18 as it contains nudity, violence & strong language.

The main star in Basic Instinct is of course Michael Douglas who these days is solely famous for being married to someone half his age! He starred in Fatal Attraction with Glen Close in 1987 which was a monster hit. He also starred in A Perfect Murder with Gwyneth Paltrow in 1998, A Perfect Murder was a remake of the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock move Dial M For Murder.

Basic Instinct is about a brutal murder which takes place in the opening scene of the film, you see a woman with blonde hair but you don’t see her face, she’s having sex with a rock star and during sex she stabs him multiple times with an ice pick. You’re then introduced to Michael Douglas’s character Nick Curran, he’s a good detective but his trouble with alcohol has got him into serious trouble in the past and now his colleagues look at him as useless. Upon hearing about the murder Nick Curran is on the investigating team. They already have a prime suspect, bisexual writer Catherine Trammel (Sharon Stone). The murder that took place was identical to a murder depicted in one of her books. Nick and his team have to work out whether she’s acting out her book or if someone’s trying to frame her by carrying out the murder. However things don’t exactly go according to plan & Nick gets more involved with Catherine than he should be…

To my surprise I actually enjoyed it. I better just point out that if you’re someone that’s easily offended then this definitely isn’t the film for you. There’s a lot of nudity throughout the film and there’s some strong language and violence right from the offset. However if you can look passed all that you’ll actually see that this is a really good film. Right from the beginning I found myself guessing as you don’t know who the killer is all you know is that she’s blonde but of course that could easily be a wig. I found myself asking my boyfriend if it was her as soon as Sharon Stone came into the picture, something which I don’t know why as he hadn’t seen it either!

This film is over two hours long and although it starts off strong with the murder scene it does get a bit stagnant in the middle but during the last hour it really heats up and you become gripped with what’s going on. You really find yourself willing Nick Curran on to uncover the truth about who committed the murder. The twist at the end is fantastic and it leaves it open to interpretation about what happened to Nick. I wont give away the ending but if you’re going to watch this film you must watch it all the way through as I thought the ending was genius.