A sequel to 1992's "Basic Instinct" the movie is a crime thriller filled with popular stars.

Catherine Tramel (Sharon Stone), a novelist, drives her car off a London bridge while having sex with a soccer player in her car. She survives after the crash but her male friend is drowned and his body was found in the car. Scotland Yard had asked a criminal psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass (David Morrissey) to evaluate the mental situation of Catherine Tramel, to with stand a trial.

Scotland Yard detective Roy Washburn (David Thewlis) has great confidence in Dr. Glass. On the other hand Dr. Glass himself, a recent divorcee, is in a very vulnerable position dealing with a beautiful woman. A friend and mentor of Dr. Glass advised him not to get involved with this case but he ignores it. Now, Catherine  played her cards right, she succeeds in seducing Dr. Glass and manipulated his mind so that he becomes sexually obsessed with her. She finally gets him in bed and he had the best sex of his life with her. Now, you can imagine what happens to the rest of the story, you won't be wrong.

The British director Michael Caton Jones tries his best to narrate a thriller crime story. He puts in too many sex scenes just to attract the younger crowds without remembering the fact that Sharon Stone is not young any more. In comparison to the original film which was a hit, this one is just mediocre.

Sharon Stone as Catherine do justice to her role. As a matter of fact she has succeeded in seducing the audience with her beautiful face and body. Considering her age, she still looks good but one thing for sure she is loosing her acting skills.

The movie has nudity, sexuality, violence, drug use as well as bad language. The story is practically predictable and there is nothing new in it. More or less it is a boring film. If you are a fan of Sharon Stone, you might enjoy the film.

We rate this movie BELOW AVERAGE.