Fluentiama Perfect cast and a good story

Borgarkeri A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Delight Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

philipfoxe Just watched this based on the reasonable rating here. I could only stand 35 minutes(and that was hard going) up to then I could see it was a low budget knock off of Cool Hand Luke, complete with sadistic warder and Southern drawl governor. Nothing was credible. Cuba Gooding was just pathetic as a supposed shrink, mouthing infantile dialogue. Hopkins was good but he always is; just a shame he'll appear in just about anything. A waste of 35 minutes and a reminder that many people who post here are not exactly knowledgeable about film. Read the bad reviews first is a good guide.

tommymk Completely underrated! I highly recommend this Film. Anthony Hopkins and Cuba Gooding Jr. provide excellent performances. "Instinct" is a brilliant drama with emotional depth and an important Message, This Movie is one of my favorite films of all time and it really touched My Soul. A forceful must-see-Movie, Don't miss it! 10/10

paulhoog-684-131403 A lot of reviewers have made the pat/rushed judgment that this film is an amalgamation of "Gorillas in the Mist" and "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest." They miss the point. This is not an environmental activist story, and although it does touch on the theme of societal control, its focus is much more on the individual's perception of self within the social construct. That said, it is imperfect and suffers somewhat from a handful of melodramatic scenes (mostly with Gooding front-and center). But the intent of the film--as with the novel from which it is taken--is to instill questions within the viewer regarding the illusions we in our affluent, materialistic Western society hold regarding ourselves and our collective and individual senses of freedom, individualism, and control. As such, certain moments that some viewers proclaim improbable--such as Hopkins' exit scene--are intended to be allegorical more than realistic. This requires the viewer to rise above literalism, which many American viewers often find difficult to do, given American cinema's tendency to shy away from allegory and stick with more profit-producing formulae.

zfiany I have been watching movies ever since I was a child and given this fact, I am so picky about movies and not like many whose experiences don't pass ten movies and dare to watch a silly movie and say it is the best. Instinct is just one of the very very few mesmerizing movies. It really got me sitting breathless waiting for the lessons coming out from Hopkin's mouth and played on Gooding Jr's eyes just wonderfully. I mean those who know Cuba Gooding Jr's ability of getting you right where the role should (no body forgets his brilliance in Men of Honor). I guess "Instinct" giving you the chance to watch two gigantic actors (Hopkins and Gooding Jr.) and the lines in the movies are just as important.I wasn't exaggerating at all but a story that is about a professor who was willing to forget about his only daughter, forsake every thing that has to do with life's most joyous materialistic things and no ambition can drag him down anymore! Such personality must make you wonder how and why a man can leave all that! The answer is simply that nothing really exists or matters as long as humanity which was supposed to be out of the jungle and in the civilized world, was actually not there but among a bunch of gorillas!!!! Instinct is one of the slow paced movies but this is necessary when the movie has a moral. I find it strange that some people don't really find the intensity in slow paced movies such as Instinct, Deer Hunter, The Big Kahuna,etc...Though John Turteltaub doesn't have a record of great movies but his directing in this movie is just brilliant and those who are into philosophical and psychological scenes, will know what I am talking about when they get to see the movie. The duct tape scene is probably the master scene, however, the one at the end when Hopkins is facing the window making you wonder what's in his head is also a scene of no less importance, it shows great directing paying attention to many details like the light outside the window, Hopkins colleagues, the way Hopkins is standing. I guess that was just genius. I definitely give Instinct 10 out of 10.