Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Basic Instinct (1992)


Director: Paul Verhoeven
Writer: Joe Eszterhas
Starring: Michael Douglas & Sharon Stone
Genre: Suspense

This movie is about a book writer that is framed for murders that are happening just like in her novels. Detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) falls in love with the book writer (Sharon Stone), and he is charged with the murder of a former rock star. As the police try to figure out who the real killer is, the tension between Curran and the author builds.

Basically this film is about a femme fatale: how a female in the book is (probably) killing people and framing it on someone else. It's crazy because why would she kill people like she does in her books when that would so obviously lead the police right to her? The character's psychologically messed up and you want to find out what she'll do next.

I think this movie is a good movie because the plot has a good twist to it and a lot of movies really don't have that like this movie does. My opinion is I think you should watch it because the characters make it seem almost too real, like it could happen in real life. Many parts are suspenseful and get you worried about Nick, the main character, throughout.