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Summary: A Surprisingly Philosophical Movie
Review: I would ignore the critics and judge this movie for yourself. The plot and the dialog can be weak at times, but that simply emphasizes things that are not said (such as "body language"). The topic is daring, and is put forth very "brutally". This is somewhat of a "Thriller" but not in the overblown Hollywood sense. The only things that bothered me was Cuba Goodings occasional "overacting". I congratulate Hollywood for taking a chance with this movie, it is one of the better movies I have seen this year.
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Summary: Hopkins and Gooding Jr. make the film watchable
Review: Instinct is basically every good thriller you ever saw mashed into one movie and given a philosophical message. The message is that humanity needs to stop what he is doing and get back to being one with nature. Yeah, okay, are you done laughing? The " philosophers " who are praising this film for it's " poignant " message on Amazon.com probably don't recycle, litter on the highway, and can't name 12 species of animal in their frontyard. Still, they swear up and down that mankind has lost his connection with Mother Earth. The film is laughable, but the performances of Hopkins and Gooding Jr. carry it. The script is a joke, the direction is lacking, and the " message " appeals to naive Generation X'ers.
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Summary: A movie for all
Review: In this movie Anthony Hopkins and Cuba Gooding Jr. play great charcters. It goes into the way people treat others. If we would stop living in out illusions then the world would be a better place. No one should control another or kill. This is the best movie I have seen in my life.
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Summary: Mixed bag
Review: The characters in this movie at first seem a bit flat, a bit sterotypical, but as the movie wore on I found the characters saying things and doing things and reacting in ways I did not expect. The movie wasnt so predictable as I expected it to be at the start. Hopkins and Gooding do a great job, they seem to get better as the movie goes on. The other characters, the professor, the warden, etc. however are pretty flat, and very predictable. Overall I think the production is typical Hollywood fare, one thing that annoyed me is how nice hopkins hair looked after being in jail for over a year, I guess they had a salon in there? And the movie does seem to be lacking a sense of realism, but the screenplay, the dialogue is excellent, I imagine the book must be pretty good read.
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Summary: Not too bad
Review: This is an alright movie. It's a psychological thriller in the highest - that is, it totally focuses on the psychological aspect, rather than the thriller. Anthony Hopkins and Cuba Gooding Jr. are quite good in their respective roles. It's a good movie to rent some time, but rent before you buy it, it might not be your kind of movie. It drags in parts, and can be a little slow, but it's pretty good overall.
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Summary: How do you keep 'em down on the farm...
Review: What is so romantic about the primitive jungle life? What is so noble about the mindlessness of the ape? Most peoples try to better themselves by building a barricade against the brutality of unadorned nature. Most animals in nature are prey, both to predators and to disease, There is only beauty in savagry if you can view it from a protected vantage.The philosophy that begat this film is rather childish and silly. Better adults don't take it too seriously.
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Summary: Thought provoking if u've read the book
Review: Instinct was a very good movie, Hopkins and Gooding had a wonderful onscreen chemistry. That chemistry coupled with great acting made for a good portrayal of the book Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. From the books to Anthony Hopkins the Leavers vs the Takers was truly brought to life in vivid and lively colors.
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Summary: Protect us from screenplays succh as Instinct's
Review: The acting was OK given the ludicrous screenplay. An untterly implausible plot coupled with stereotypical characters (the doubting youn doctor, the older doctor, the prison guard, the prison doctor, the warden) and the "in your face" direction made this a film to remember. When a man goes off to live in forest with gorillas and leaves his knife behind, and takes no food, he is a fruit-cake. He is also a selfish fruit-cake having abandoned his family. He is also a dim fruit-cake having killed one of the baddies and not taking his rifle. Plot and character are important. Sentimentality isn't.
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Summary: Who writes this stuff?
Review: Having an Oscar doesn't mean actors will always make the wisest choices. Have you seen Noah's Ark? Anthony Hopkins and Cuba Gooding, Jr. prove that point with this dud. What started as an interesting premise, the film quickly demises into a preachy load of gobbledygook. Hopkins plays an anthropologist who has been missing in Africa for a number of years. After killing 2 game wardens he is captured and sent back the United States. Enter resident psychiatrist Cuba Gooding, Jr. The film delves into some crazy sublots and uses way too many cliches. Why is it that every prison warden is a sadomasochist in the movies? Plus there is the ultra violent head prison guard. For a minute I thought we were at Shawshank. Then there is the troubling premise of what exactly is murder and when is it warranted. Bring on the animal-rights W####os, but, I don't feel the murder of a gorilla gives someone the right to kill a human in return. The movie tries to force feed us with that notion. Atleast it places the gorillas' lives equal with our's as human. ..animal-rights activism will not win me over. It could have been good. It could have been very good. Another year from now and this movie will disappear and will be gathering dust in some far corner of your local video store. This isn't what Anthony Hopkins and Cuba Gooding, Jr will be remembered for.
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Summary: Great movie
Review: Brilliant Acting, Superb Humour and Thought-provoking Story. Anthony Hopkins is a master of his art.
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