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Movie Reviews of Instinct
Movie Review: The Definitive Sleeper
Summary: 5 Stars
The critics completely blew it on this one as it was easily the best movie of the year. I walked out thinking Gooding (actor) and Hopkins (supporting actor) had oscars in the bag. I usually can't stand "show me the money" Gooding (one of the least deserving supporting actor oscars in Jerry McGuire since what's her name in My Cousin Vinny). I knew even at that time I saw it that it was underpromoted and underattended. I had low expectations, but was totally blown away. I haven't so differently read a movie since Billy Bathgate bombed so miserably. An extremely well-acted and written movie with, gasp, a fully developed female character that complements the two leads. This movie pressed some buttons, and I was frequently in tears as it touched on issues of family and human nature. I was amazed that Hopkins character was so clearly distinguished from Dr. Lector - because it seemed otherwise such a repeat in the trailers - once I saw it. Many a critic pronounced it another Lector character, which shows their haste - only someone who must rush through so many movies to review could miss its greatness. OK, many friends have seen it with equally ho-hum reviews... I don't get it. It just makes it all the more special a movie for me.
Given the mixed reaction this movie gets, go ahead and watch it - you may love it too.
Movie Review: awe inspiring ...
Summary: 5 Stars
I was prepared to not like this movie. There were so many negative and lukewarm reviews. I'm glad I watched it in spite of those reviews.
This is a deeply moving story about an anthropologist who leaves everything behind and lives with a group of gorillas - we get glimpses of that life later in movie. The beginning of the movie is a portrait of him as a madman, who doesn't speak, and has killed two park rangers. He is transported to the U.S. and awaits trial in a prison for the criminally insane. Cuba Gooding Jr. is a psychiatrist who is trying to get him to come out of his shell and speak. Cuba Gooding Jr's performance is the stand out in this awe inspring movie.
For fear of giving too much away, I won't say much more. I will say, however, that this movie is not so much about the crime itself. It is more about the transforming nature of love and respect and, ultimately, the meaning of freedom.
Unlike some other reviewers, I would heartily recommend this film. It is a movie that makes you think. It is a movie that will be on your mind for days and days. It just may transform the way you think.
Movie Review: One wonders why Hopkins didn't win an award for his performance,
Summary: 5 Stars
Instinct DVD
Instinct was directed by John Turteltaub, and featured an all star cast, Instinct was released in 1999. The film is based on ideas suggested in [[ASIN:B000N7CPIU.
Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins plays Dr. Ethan Powell, a primatologist turned murderer, while Gooding plays Theo Caulder, a young psychiatrist who must unlock the secrets in Powell's mind and unravel the mysteries behind his unusual killings. As the truth comes to light, we learn about how Dr. Powell had become estranged from his family only to take solace in a family of a different kind in the wild. In the process, both men take a journey of self-discovery, not unlike the one taken by millions of Ishmael readers in Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit
I wonder why Hopkins didn't win an award for his performance,
Highly recommended for fans of Anthony Hopkins and Cuba Gooding, Jr. and students of primatology
Gunner March, 2008
Movie Review: The dichotomy of reviews tells you something
Summary: 5 Stars
I remembered loving this movie, and coundn't remember why. Tonight, I looked online at Amazon to read what folks had said about it, and found a fascinating difference in the reviews. One the first "page" are 7 reviews. Here are the Titles of the positive reviews (4.9 ave rating):
Awe inspiring
Good bye -- illusions
EXCELLENT MOVIE/Guaranteed to shed a tear!!!,
Out of the box
A Must See
This movie is about control
one of the most important movies ever made
These words from a negative review:
"nature versus civilization is always a rich topic--it's that Instinct boils them down to inane sound bites."
Bottom line: You might love this movie or dislike this movie, but there is something interesting to discover in either case. Those who believe in the premise love it, and those who don't believe in the premise do not. I've never seen any movie that can better serve as a basis for significant spiritual conversation as this movie can.
Movie Review: This movie is about control.
Summary: 5 Stars
Everyone thinks this movie is about Anthony Hopkins living out some demented "Gorillas in the Mist" nightmare. That is simply the catalyst for teaching us something about how we relate to the world around us. Everything about this movie is about control, the desire to control those who are not like us, the desire of the guards to control the population, the desire of Gooding's character to contol Hopkins. But, what Hopkins has to teach us is that we are not in control, but we simply hold onto our illusions of control. When our illusions are threatened we become angry and frightened because we are afraid of the reality. Ever wonder why we are so disturbed about a home invasion? Is it because someone came in, or because we had built up an illusion that we were safe, and now that illusion is gone? In this movie look past the gorillas and the corny guards and the predictable plot, look deeper into what the characters reveal about ourselves. Truly, then this is a very frightening movie.