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Title: Too Short...
Review: INSTINCT is a movie that has a lot to say about social dynamics, human nature, and our need for dominance. Unfortunately, it only has 2 hours to get these complex ideas across. Anthony Hopkins (THE ELEPHANT MAN, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS) is excellent as always, portraying the supposed "madman" who is actually something quite the opposite. Cuba Gooding, jr. is also good as the man who attempts to break through Hopkins' psychological barriers. If only this film were about 3-4 hours long! The story definitely needed to be fleshed out. Things happen too quickly, like a whirlwind, leaving much of the tale untold, or at least under-developed. I give the movie 4 stars because, in spite of its brevity, it actually made me think. Not many films do that...
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