4/10/2009

Instinct (1999)

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"You were right, freedom is not just a dream, it's there, beyond those fences that we build all by ourselves."

After spending years living with gorillas in the African jungle, anthropologist Ethan Powell (Anthony Hopkins) goes on a rampage and murders two poachers. Upon being imprisoned in a mental facility in Florida, the psychotic Powell becomes even more withdrawn, mute and animalistic.

Young psychiatist Theo Calder (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) pleads with the head of psychiatry, Dr. Ben Hillard (Donald Sutherland) to take Powell's case hoping to unlock the secrets that lead to the anthropologist's behavior.

Also appearing ar Maura Tierney as Powell's estranged daughter; George Dzundza as a prison doctor; John Ashton as a brutal guard.

Directed by Jon Turteltaub.

Run time: 2 hours, 6 minutes

Rated R for some intense violent behavior.

My personal rating: B+

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