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33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanBasic Instinct 2 isn't bad, exactly, but it lacks the entertaining vulgarity of the first film; it's Basic Instinct redone with more ''class'' and less thrust.
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThose hoping for either a sizzling -- or an unintentionally hilarious -- good time will be disappointed by this inexplicably dull sequel.
- 40L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorBasic Instinct 2 pushes diligently along in a murder-and-mayhem-stuffed effort to demonstrate that (a) a sillier and more hackneyed movie than "Basic Instinct" is possible and (b) that shrinks have ids too, by golly.
- 38Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneOnce the credits are done rolling it's a dour, enervated mystery, selling the old cat-and-mouse games.
- 30Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterWhere is the suspense part? There is no suspense part. Suspense demands clarity of motive and action, and this screenplay never provides it.
- 30Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternBasic Instinct 2 is pretty awful. Rarely has a meaningless thriller had so many meaningful glances, or such arch acting by good actors who know better.
- 25The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinFortunately, as a showcase for Sharon Stone's physique, Basic Instinct 2 is a rousing success. In every other respect, it's a colossal failure.
- 10The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisA disaster of the highest or perhaps lowest order.
- 0Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovStone still dazzles the eye, but this wholly unwarranted sequel is so outrageously preposterous (and so very chockablock with quotable examples of the fine art of bad dialogue) that the end result achieves a basement grandeur of near-epic proportions.
- 0Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThe laughs to be had in this deliciously awful sequel are all unintentional. A bummer for film buffs, but a ball for fans of the misbegotten.