Fatal Instinct 1993

Janet Maslin, New York Times: A collection of gags that vary much too wildly in terms of timing and wit. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: It's a real pity, because Reiner has certainly been funnier and more inventive on other outings and Sherilyn Fenn makes a winsome gal Friday. Read more

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James Berardinelli, ReelViews: If I see another send-up of Sharon Stone's character in Basic Instinct, I think I'll walk out of the theater. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Maybe you'll be in the right mood and like this stuff. It looks good, and the actors are several notches above the usual parody cast in ability. And yet... Read more

Brian Lowry, Variety: The filmmakers have provided critics ample artillery by prominently featuring a skunk in this thuddingly flat spoof of erotic thrillers. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: Lacking in both inspiration and ingenuity, it doesn't so much spoof the conventions of the genre as dumb down famous -- and in some cases, forgotten -- scenes from a slew of other movies. Read more