Christina's Politically Incorrect Review of *Basic Instinct*

            “You like to watch, do you?” - Nick (Basic Instinct)

          A man is killed in his bed with an ice pick.  The only suspect is Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone).  She is a suspect because she was the girlfriend of the dead guy and because she is an author who wrote a book in which a character died in much the same way her boyfriend did. 
          Nick (Michael Douglas) is involved in the investigation.  He is a little too involved, though, if you know what I mean.  You see, without intending to, Nick finds himself falling in love with Catherine.  And you know what happened to the last guy who loved her.  
          Catherine Tramell is the kind of woman you are referring to when you use the words “femme fatale“.  I know that many men will like Sharon Stone’s "acting" in this movie, but you can trust me when I say that she really did do a great job playing evil. 
          There is a depth to Basic Instinct that you rarely find in movies of its kind.  For example, I think that the point of this movie is that women are diabolical and cannot be trusted.  And I think that the point of this movie is that those conniving bisexual women are worst of all.

So be careful what you wish for.