Instinct | | Cast : | Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr. | | Director : | Jon Turteltaub | | Studio : | Disney Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | June 04, 1999 | | DVD Released Date : | May 06, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Original Language), English (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 14, 2005 | | Summary | This movie is about control. | Content
 | 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. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 21, 2005 | | Summary | awe inspiring ... | Content
| 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.
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| Rating | | | Date | May 15, 2005 | | Summary | too bad for hopkins | Content
| hopkins is a great actor. its too bad he's forced to waste his talent on such crap. by the way, ratings on this site are unreliable. how can this movie possibly get 4 out of 5 stars? smells like someone's smoking crack. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 29, 2005 | | Summary | A chick flick in manly DVD packaging... | Content
| An American anthropologist (Anthony Hopkins) travels to Africa, where he studies and lives among the gorillas. He basically abandons his wife and daughter back home, becoming so immersed in the natural world. He grows to be so wild that when he is accused of murdering two game warden, he refuses to speak English and explain what happened. He's extradited, and a young psychiatrist (Cuba Gooding Jr.) is called in to try and unlock the mystery of what led to the murders. Men cry, bond, and forgive all.
Since gorillas cannot be reliably trained, master creature-designer Stan Winston fabricated several lifelike models and suits.
Staci Layne Wilson
Author of Staci's Guide to Animal Movies |
| Rating | | | Date | October 05, 2004 | | Summary | Good movie | Content
| The whole concept of what freedom actually is and the examination/questioning of our collective mindset as well as the status quo of our culture are done some justice in this movie. Yet I find that the original book from which this movie is inspired, Daniel Quinn's Ishmael, far more successful at this. |
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