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Genre :

Thriller

Release Date :

April 18, 2003

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

John McTiernan

Starring :

John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Andy Garcia, Connie Nielsen, Giovanni Ribisi, Taye Diggs

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  2 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 5

“..Travolta?s performance in "Basic" is irritatingly familiar to his overacted, spastic performance in The General?s Daughter...”
by Kevin Carr [Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice]
2.5 of 5

“..this is a bad film that tries to confuse you into thinking it's good..”
by [E! Online]
5 of 10

“..it completely insane..”
by Danny Minton [Comingsoon]
2 of 4

“..is sort of entertaining in its own ludicrous, hopelessly contrived way..”
by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
1.5 of 5

“..is a confusing, shoddy, and lame conspiracy thriller..”
by Aaron Lazenby [Filmcritic]

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