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Dominican Rep. Instinct
10,738
Mystery. Drama. Thriller
Theo Caulder (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) is an ambitious psychiatrist who has been asked by his mentor Ben Hillard (Donald Sutherland) to evaluate the case of legendary anthropologist and primatologist Ethan Powell (Anthony Hopkins). Powell- a highly educated man who holds an ominous secret in his past- is currently being held captive in a maximum security prison for the critically insane. In an attempt to understand the actions of this ... [+]
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"A perfect example of how solid directing and good acting can almost redeem a derivative story." | NEU |
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"If there's anything worse than a movie hammered together out of pieces of bad screenplays, it's a movie made from the scraps of good ones (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)" | NEG |
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"A mushy-headed, unintentionally funny inspirational drama that plays like a clumsy attempt to crossbreed The Shawshank Redemption and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest." | NEG |
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"A sloppily structured, snoozily paced psychodrama about living in harmony with nature and all the rest of that tree-hugging hooey." | NEG |
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"[Hopkins and Gooding Jr.] keep Instinct afloat on its sea of simplisms" | NEU |
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"'Instinct' is the second one in a row (after 'What Dreams May Come') that Gooding lifts out of mediocrity by the sheer force of his talent, intelligence and personality" | NEU |
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"There's plenty of solid, intelligent content here to stir the mind and heart, assuming you're able to overlook the distinctly patronizing presentation." | NEU |
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