There are fewer twists and turns in a ball of yarn. This movie had me on the edge of my seat until the credits. There were a couple of places where you know what the outcome is going to be, but only for that next 5 minutes. After that the writers switch it up and go in a different direction. "Basic" is a classic "Who dun it" and makes the plot twists in "The General's Daughter" look like "Clue".
Unfortunately, the story has a couple of holes. The motivation for all of the twists and turns is not very apparent, even at the end when you know the whole story. I left thinking, there had to be a less elaborate way to accomplish finding out "who dun it". Overall, it is a good movie.
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