Basic Instinct 2 (2006)

Director:

Michael Caton-Jones

Writers (WGA):

Leora Barish (written by) &
Henry Bean (written by) ...

Release Date:

31 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Sometimes Obsession Can Be Murder

Plot:

Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her. Though, like Detective Nick Curran before him, Glass is entranced by Tramell and lured into a seductive game.

Plot Keywords:

Psychiatrist | Drugs | Sex | Murder | Scotland Yard

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Stan Collymore	...	Kevin Franks
Sharon Stone	...	Catherine Tramell
Neil Maskell	...	Detective Ferguson
David Thewlis	...	Det. Roy Washburn
Jan Chappell	...	Solicitor
David Morrissey	...	Michael Glass
Terence Harvey	...	Henry Rose
Hugh Dancy	...	Adam Towers
Ellen Thomas	...	Prosecutor
Mark Sangster	...	Court Reporter One
Tim Berrington	...	Court Reporter Two
Indira Varma	...	Denise Glass
Charlotte Rampling	...	Milena Gardosh
Heathcote Williams	...	Jakob Gerst
Flora Montgomery	...	Michelle Broadwin

Also Known As:

Basic Instinct - Neues Spiel für Catherine Tramell (Germany)
Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction (USA) (working title)
Instinto básico 2 - adicción al riesgo (Spain)
Risk Addiction (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity, violence, language and some drug content.

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

Germany | UK | USA | Spain

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | Ireland:18 | UK:18 | Germany:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Hong Kong:IIB (cut) | Argentina:16 | Hong Kong:III | Italy:T | New Zealand:R18 | India:A | South Korea:18 | Portugal:M/16 | France:-12 | Brazil:18 | Sweden:15 | Norway:15 | Hungary:18 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | USA:R (cut) (certificate #42004) | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 (video rating) (heavily cut) | Japan:R-18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Berwick Street, Soho, London, England, UK

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Before agreeing to perform the full-frontal nude scene, Sharon Stone invited a friend over to watch the original Basic Instinct (1992). During the film, Stone, by her own admission, stripped down totally naked and asked her friend if she could "still pull it off."

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the movie, there is a scene where Dr. Glass is sitting in his wheelchair in the outdoor hallway of the Crazy House. Catherine walks up to him and she places her book on a table beside a chair. The table and chair were not present in the previous shot.

Quotes:

Dr. Michael Glass: I'm not the one on trial for murder.
Catherine Tramell: Not yet.

Movie Connections:

References The Pink Panther (1963)

Soundtrack:

Violin Concerto No. 5 - Tempo di Menuetto

Excellent "mind screwing" thriller

Frankly I don't understand why this movie has been such a big "flop" in publicity. Sharon Stone certainly has not lost any of her charisma and "touch" since "Basic instinct". I voted this film 10 and I tell you why: Game opens in London this time. London is the city where Catherine Tramell has moved since the events in BI1. Again she proves to be a mastermind manipulator of her own class -unchallenged. She is "screwing your brain" as Catherine with such a skill that in the end you don't be quite sure who is the real villain.

As for the technical part of the film: Only real setback is the B-rate crew of actors. Sharon Stone is the only really big name in the cast compared to her and Michael Douglas etc in the first part. I also think BI2 would have been better had Sharon Stone been a bit younger but she is still quite stunning in her looks and has only improved concerning her charisma. Her B-rate "assistants" are not so bad either although I would have wanted some bigger names to the cast.

I think there are quite good improvements in the basic plot. I think this is a far better thriller than many of the run-off-the-mill crap Hollywood so readily distributes these days. The plot is great, it's easy to see technically, you don't snore in the half way through the film and most important -the heath is on.