All Killer, No Thriller

By Scott Smith in Arts & Entertainment on Apr 5, 2006 6:09PM

There’s very little left to be said about how batshit insane Sharon Stone has become. Luckily, there’s plenty to say about how batshit crazy the film Basic Instinct 2 was (and we use the past tense here quite purposely as it's clear its 10th place showing last weekend will have it in your local video store by the time you leave work on Friday).

Like participants in the Houston Gang Bang 500, film critics everywhere were drooling over the chance to take their shot. One of our favorites is Mike Ward at Richmond.com who called it “CSI: Faux Cleavageville” and said Stone’s performance has “all the sexual subtly of 'that girl' who sips Long Island Iced Teas for five hours at a TGI Fridays barstool before going home with one of the busboys.”

But the man who really made his money on Friday is the Trib’s Michael Phillips, who turned in a tour-de-force with lines like “Stone … delivers each and every come-on in a voice that could've been dubbed by Adrienne Barbeau, or Dick Cavett” and “Who Zamboni'd this woman's forehead?”

Switching gears now, Spudart posted its own guide to Movies In The Park a.k.a The Chicago Outdoor Film Festival. We’re not quite sure what they mean by “plastic alligators” but their tip on how to avoid getting your good seat spoiled (“Don't sit down with blank grass in front of you. People with chairs might arrive and block your view.”) is golden. We’ve got more thoughts here.

Finally, SoapBlox Chicago takes a stab at creating a list of top 10 Chicago movies with one contributor throwing down the indier-than-you card by citing the 1965 film Goldstein and its pre-French Connection car chase through Lower Wacker.