Basic Instinct vs. Sea of Love

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now these are interesting films to compare because they are very similar in many ways. Basic Instinct became very memorable because of one scene but I think Sea of Love is the better overall movie. besides Al Pacino and John Goodman playing Cops thats really hard to beat.

Very similar indeed. As I was watching Sea of Love last night I kept thinking about Basic Instinct (which I watched last month). Both have lots of suspense, amazing casting choices, and they kept me guessing to the end. Overall I feel Basic Instinct is the stronger film, but neither gets enough credit.

Sea of Love emphasizes the "suspense" in "erotic suspense", and is a stronger film for it. Also, Ellen Barkin embodies the madonna-whore complex much better than Sharon Stone, mostly because she's a better actress.