content: 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.