| Basic Review |
| by John Ulmer (Rating: 3.5/5) |
| "Basic" takes a lot of plot twists through the steamy jungles of Panama.
They are often impossible to follow. No, literally. Impossible. As in they
literally do not piece together. You can try to analyze them, but when you
do, you find out there is...more |
| Basic Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 5/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Basic" (Columbia Pictures)
John Travolta's been a star for 28 years now so he's had some hits and
some misses. This tepid, tiresome thriller about military intrigue falls in the
latter category. Travolta plays Tom...more |
| Basic Review |
| by Jonathan F. Richards |
| "Basic" promises the long-awaited reunion of "Pulp Fiction" costars John
Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson. Promises, but does not deliver. With the
exception of one short and confusing scene, the only time Jackson and Travolta
meet is in the...more |
| Basic Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B-) |
| An elite US Army Ranger team, under the command of master instructor Sergeant
Nathan West, makes a drop during a violent rainstorm into the Panamanian jungle
on a training mission. Later, when a chopper is sent to find the now missing
group, the pilots...more |
| Basic Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: D) |
| BASIC (director: John McTiernan; screenwriter: James Vanderbilt;
cinematographer: Steve Mason; editor: George Folsey Jr; music: Klaus
Badelt/Ramin Djawadi; cast: John Travolta (Agent Tom Hardy), Connie Nielsen
(Cpt. Julia Osborne), Samuel L. Jackson...more |
| Basic Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| # stars based on 4 stars: 2.5
Reviewed by: Harvey Karten
Columbia Pictures/Intermedia Films
Directed by: John McTiernan
Written by: James Vanderbilt
Cast: John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim
Daly, Giovanni Ribisi, Brian Van Holt, Taye...more |
| Basic Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 2/4) |
| BASIC (2003) 2 stars out of 4. Starring John Travolta, Connie Nielsen,
Samuel L. Jackson, Giovanni Ribisi, Brian Van Holt, Taye Diggs, Cristian
de la Fuente, Dash Mihok, Tim Daly, Roselyn Sanchez and Harry Connick
Jr. Written by James Vanderbilt....more |
| Basic Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 5/10) |
| PLOT:
An experienced Ranger is called into base to preside over a case of six young
soldiers who went into a Panamanian jungle with their gung-ho leader, with only
two coming back alive. It's his job to interrogate the remaining soldiers and to
figure...more |
| Basic Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2/4) |
| BASIC, by director John McTiernan (ROLLERBALL) and writer James Vanderbilt,
whose only other script was the laughably bad DARKNESS FALLS, is like two movies
in one. more |
