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Directed by
John McTiernan Written by
James Vanderbilt Cast
John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Timothy Daly, Giovanni Ribisi [more]
Release Date
USA: Mar 28, 2003
UK: 20 Jun 2003
DVD Release Date
R1: Jul 8, 2003
R2: 19 Jan 2004
Budget USD 50,000,000
Official Website:
Basic Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for violence and language.
Running Time
1 hour, 38 minutes
Country Canada, USA, Germany
Studio Columbia Pictures, Intermedia Films, Orbit Entertainment Group, Phoenix Pictures
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Basic
• Formation extrême
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Basic Reviews |
Unlike "The Usual Suspects", which delivered a coda of such outright chutzpah that audiences were desperate to see the film again in order to work out how they'd been duped, this movie's much-vaunted final reel twist makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. [read review] 
--Jamie Russell (BBC Films)
Somewhere in this country there probably will be someone willing to watch "Basic" five or six times, with pen and paper in hand, to figure out if the film's story makes sense after all. But I would not want to meet such a person. [read review]
--Mick LaSalle (San Francisco Chronicle)
Maybe the combination of Travolta's presence and the ultimate punch line are enough for many audiences. But that still renders "Basic" into entertainment more suitable for the living room than the movie theater. [read review]
--Desson Howe (Washington Post)
As the plot unfolded, and unfolded, and unfolded, and unfolded, I leaned forward earnestly in my seat, trying to remember where we had been and what we had learned. [read review] 
--Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times)
Awful, awful film that should be avoided at all costs a twist-laden plot that actually insults the audience and a swaggering, showy performance by Travolta. [read review] 
--Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
Its story, about a squad of Rangers who go missing during an exercise in Panama, is written as a Chinese box that keeps opening without getting anywhere. [read review] 
--Jack Mathews (New York Daily News)
Some may knock the story for being scattered and not portrayed in a typically logical sequence, but the varying perspectives make this movie what it is. [read review] 7/10
--Dick Douglas (Movie-Vault.com)
Basic marks John McTiernen's first film since the collosal flop, Rollerball. And the ironic thing is, Rollerball was just a little bit better than this. [read review] 
--David Nusair (Reel Film Reviews)
John Travolta's sneaky! Samuel L. Jackson is tough as a boiled owl! But that's all there is to say for this nonsensical military action flick. [read review]
--Stephanie Zacharek (Salon)
Starts reasonably well, twists its way into disappointing, then spins wildly to an end thats nothing short of ridiculous. [read review] 62/100
--Brian Webster (Apollo Guide)
A disappointing military mystery that doesn't possess half the intelligence it clearly aspires to. [read review] 5/10
--Gary Panton (Movie Gazette)
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