I’m ready to rip my eyes out. The level off frustration in me is almost off the scales. Apparently Ashton Kutcher is set to appear opposite Sharon Stone in a sequel to the classic thriller Basic Instinct. There are so many things wrong with this notion that it’s hard to know where to begin.
First of all, IF a sequel had to be made, it should have been done 5 years ago. Not now. Don’t get me wrong, I like Sharon Stone, I REALLY do… but if nothing else, the crap fest known as Catwoman showed us that Stone is past her day. It hurts me to say it, but i just don’t think Stone can cut it on the big screen anymore (her role last season in “The Practice” wasn’t very good either). She is no longer that seductress that could capture your undivided attention with the raise of one eyebrow. Very few in the history of Hollywood could do it like her… but that day is gone. Without that quality, what would a new Basic Instinct be?
Secondly, there is no word of Michael Douglas being involved in the project. This raises an important question: “Then what the hell is the point?!?!?!”
Thirdly… and MOST of all… Ashton Kutcher. I have said it for years now, and I’ll say it again slowly: ASHTON…. KUTCHER…. CAN…. NOT…. ACT. Let’s take a quick look at his “impressive” film resume shall we?
Dude, Where’s My Car?
Just Married
My Boss’s Daughter
The Butterfly Effect (a film with a great idea but just didn’t deliver)
You can not hold an actor totally responsible for a bad movie. But all four of these films had something in common… Kutcher didn’t perform well. Period.
Here’s the basic math of the situation: The guy is good looking, no questions there. He’s psychotically popular with all the teen girls because of those good looks… that makes him marketable… so people put him in movies. Notice how “talent” wasn’t a part of that equation? Now look, I don’t dislike Ashton Kutcher, as a matter of fact from the interviews and specials I’ve seen on the guy he seems really cool. Also, he seems to have a talent for developing ideas and producing. But folks, he DOES NOT have Hollywood “A” list acting skills, and to suggest that he can fill Michael Douglas’s shoes in a sequel to a classic is laughable.
Being a heart-throb doesn’t mean a guy can’t act. Other guys have pulled it off. Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt… but to believe that Kutcher can even hold these guys’s jock straps is just plain silly. You disagree? Tell me why in the comments section below.
