Joe Lozito Big Picture Big Sound Dec 27, 2007 2/4

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Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Sep 24, 2007 F

Yet another spiritual weepie that decries human follies and yet puts a happy face on it all.

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James Sanford Kalamazoo Gazette Nov 14, 2005 1.5/4

anyone who goes to 'Instinct' expecting a terrifying thriller will find 'The Serenity of the Gorillas' is a long, long way from 'The Silence of the Lambs.'

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Betty Jo Tucker ReelTalk Movie Reviews Aug 10, 2003

How sad to hear Oscar winners Hopkins and Gooding,Jr. utter melodramatic dialogue during most of their scenes together.

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Leonard Schwarz Palo Alto Weekly May 20, 2003 1.5/4

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John R. McEwen Film Quips Online Feb 8, 2003 3.5/5

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Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena May 31, 2002 2/5

Seu ttulo poderia ter sido 'O Silncio dos Gorilas Sonhando com a Liberdade no Ninho'.

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William Arnold Seattle Post-Intelligencer Apr 3, 2002 C

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Chuck Rudolph Matinee Magazine Mar 7, 2002 short

A sanctimonious, heavy-handed conundrum of feel-good clichs and bad-faith intentions.

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Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Mar 4, 2002

A psychologically rich film about animal and human nature.

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Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Jan 1, 2001 4/10

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Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Jan 1, 2000 2/5

It's as though the filmmakers got spooked by the very primal scream that would make this movie soar.

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Ross Anthony Hollywood Report Card Jan 1, 2000 3/4

Perhaps, like the human race itself, "Instinct," far from flawless is nonetheless seductively imperious, and yes, as lovable as a perfect paradox

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Shawn Levy Oregonian Jan 1, 2000

The acting is surprisingly sloppy.

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Madeleine Williams Cinematter Jan 1, 2000 0.5/4

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000 1.5/4

If there's anything worse than a movie hammered together out of pieces of bad screenplays, it's a movie made from the scraps of good ones.

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Bob Graham San Francisco Chronicle Jan 1, 2000 2/4

Instinct is the second one in a row that Gooding lifts out of mediocrity by the sheer force of his talent, intelligence and personality.

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Edward Johnson-Ott NUVO Newsweekly Jan 1, 2000 3/5

Strong acting and philosophical message!

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James Berardinelli ReelViews Jan 1, 2000 2.5/4

Solid directing and good acting!

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Jan 1, 2000 D

Instinct" is a marketing hook attempting to pass itself off as a movie.

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