Leofwine_draca INSTINCT is an odd little follow-up to THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, featuring Anthony Hopkins in a similarly psychotic turn as an anthropologist whose time living with gorillas in Africa has turned him feral. He now resides in prison, where Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a psychiatrist taking over his case. What follows is a film which mixes psychological thrills and spills with standard prison genre elements, including violent inmates and sadistic guards. Hopkins and Gooding Jr. are both good enough to keep you engaged by this film despite the slightly slow pace and over-familiarity of the plot elements. In the end, it's another interesting treatise on the human condition.

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

Raul Faust A drama involving relationship with animals has everything to be pretty clichéd and predictable, but happily, "Instinct" isn't. Cuba Gooding Jr. is a psychiatrist who tries everything in his power to understand why Ethan (Anthony Hopkins' character) is so violent and mute. Some people have stated Hopkins' acting in this picture is great; for the first 30 minutes his character didn't speak a word, so I was ready to ask you guys if you find it hard to act without saying any words-- but fortunately, after he starts speaking we can notice how good he is. Some people also have complained that Hopkins' repeated his classic character from "LAMBS"; I may agree they're similar characters, but we can see some differences between them. I find the conversations in this movie very well written, and they helped the story to flow, delivering an engaging and entertaining film. Of course I noticed how Hollywood it is when they stated that prison was a "maximum-security prison" when actually they have only 3 or 4 incompetent officers a lá "Scream" series. All in all, "Instinct" is an interesting picture involving human nature and our relationship with animals, nature.. and humans!

Hang_All_Drunkdrivers This could have been OK but Cuba Gooding's portrayal of the overly earnest shrink ruined it.Anthony Hopkins is interesting as a primatologist who lived with gorillas for a couple of years and then was sent to prison for killing poachers. Gooding visits him in prison to try to find out what happened even though it's none of his business. Gooding portrays the shrink as a noble man fighting the good fight against the neaderthal prison guards and warden. It's so heavy-handed it makes you sick.Way too much sitting around and talking in this flick. Movie should have been about Hopkin's life with the gorillas, not the boring prison meetings with the shrink.Ending is pathetic. Hopkins just removes a window in front of everybody and walks away and they never find him!