Body of Evidence (1993)

Best movie of this year hands down!

Undescribable Perfection

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Many critics and reviewers "slate" this movie, why I do not know! It´s actually not that bad, yes it´s predictable and some of the acting leaves a bit to be desired and the story line is weak but I have seen much worse score much higher than this movie. So forgetting that this is "the dream movie " for Madonna fans, the movie is entertaining and unless you spot the obvious, it keeps you guessing. Now add the sex scenes with Madonna and it turns and ordinary movie into something a bit more special, puts Sharon Stone into the shade. Would we watch it again, absolutely.

When your teen idol releases simultaneously erotic songs, a sex book and a nude movie, you feel just sad and know that things would never be the same with her ! I have never understood her choice, all the more than all her products are awful, bad taste and proposes a rather deviant, gloomy, psychotic sexuality ! Is this Madonna hot ? Not at all ! This movie is so dumb that it's finally funny. There is a evident effort to build something respectful with the famous cast and the care for judicial proceeding but at the end, nobody believes it as every opportunity to get nude is exploited. To see Dafoe as crazy as a bitch is just the worst part he did in his career and watching Langella telling how Madonna exhausted him is just the best comedy of the year ! If you like to do trash, the movie is for you and if you are a Madonna fan, well, try to forget it !

Basic Instinct was a big hit cult film, and not long after it came out filmmakers decided to try and create another film with similar concept, and it was a vehicle that one of the world's most successful solo female singers was up for, I only watched it to see whether she deserved her anti-Oscar award, from Razzie nominated director Uli Edel (The Little Vampire). Basically elderly Andrew Marsh (Michael Forest) is found dead handcuffed to his bed, it is determined he died from complications of erotic asphyxiation, i.e. a heart attack during sex while watching pornography, but there is suspicion that the woman he was with, Rebecca Carlson (Razzie winning Madonna),may have murdered him. Rebecca is facing the courtroom, with lawyer Frank Dulaney (Razzie nominated Willem Dafoe) representing her for the defence, and as it goes on it is discovered that Marsh did not take drugs because of his heart condition, but cocaine was found in his system, so the combination could be what killed him, and his young girlfriend may be prosecuted from inducing him to the substances during sex. The key motives imposed by prosecution lawyer Robert Garrett (Joe Mantegna) is that Marsh changed his will before his death so that Rebecca would inherit his $8 million fortune, so a murder, using aggressive sex and drugs to kill him, would be the faster way to get the money, but she claims that she knew nothing about this while he was alive. As the court case continues Frank starts getting too close to his client, and despite being happily married to wife Sharon (Julianne Moore) he starts an affair with Rebecca, and just like with Marsh it is sex filled with bondage, sadomasochism and intensity. In the case there is mention of other possible relationships Marsh may have had before his death, including a sexual relationship with his private secretary Joanne Braslow (Fatal Attraction's Razzie nominated Anne Archer), but also Garrett finds Jeffrey Roston (Frank Langella) who admits to an intense relationship with her as well, so it is not clear what the conclusion will be. Frank insists that the jury hearing Rebecca talk about her relationship with Marsh may not give her the best chance of getting off, but she wants them to hear everything from her side, and the jury do come to a decision that means she is not guilty of murder and she is acquitted. Before leaving court however Rebecca whispers to Frank that she is actually guilty, and she knows that she cannot be accused of the same crime twice, so he later goes to her house, and court witness Dr. Alan Paley (Jürgen Prochnow) is there as well, where they admit that they worked together to kill Marsh. Rebecca openly admits that has used her sexual prowess on men to get her own way, she used Frank to get away with murder, and Payley in the heat of the moment, and knowing he could be caught for perjury, gets enraged and attacks her, Frank does everything he can to stop him, but he kills Rebecca with two shots, and she falls out the window into the water below to her death. Also starring Stan Shaw as Charles Biggs, Charles Hallahan as Dr. McCurdy, Lillian Lehman as Judge Burnham, Mark Rolston as Detective Reese, Jeff Perry as Gabe and Richard Riehle as Detective Griffin. Besides Desperately Seeking Susan and Evita it is obvious Madonna is not the best actress, her performances in Dick Tracy and Swept Away as the worst, but I don't think she is absolutely terrible copycatting Sharon Stone, it is debatable she may have done this film to help sales of her coffee table book "Sex", but anyway, she is alright. The rest of the cast are obviously more used to acting well and do so fine, the story is obviously mostly remembered for the sex stuff, with Madonna getting her clothes off a lot and trying to be seductive, only sometimes doing it (the masturbation on the floor scene for example), but actually I found the courtroom drama plot really interesting, so all in all it isn't a bad erotic thriller. It was nominated the Razzies for Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay. Okay!

Madonna, envious of the huge success after Sharon Stone "Basic Instinct" has decided to play in a similar role. In vain! I will not retell the boring script, just to emphasize a few details.First, from a terrible actress Madonna. Uilema Defoe I think a good actor. Just a bad director, screenwriter and actress keep it down. I'm not making excuses for Defoe, it's just my opinion. Secondly, Madonna has absolutely nothing seems beautiful, I say nothing about sexuality. This horrible brown beret, bulging eyes, and when the hero Defoe first time (not in the nude on tape) saw her at the funeral, she did not look defiant. He just could not stock up on it. Third, boring dialogs in the court half spoil the movie (they constitute half of it).Also, I want to mention a young Julianne Moore, to assess her performance in this movie, I can not, it was too small a role. Especially because she was just starting to appear in Hollywood films, but Madonna has been known for (although the difference in the age of 1 year).I do not like comparisons, but I have to. If the "instinct" for 128 minutes is murder, investigation, interesting conversations - Are you going to arrest me if I smoke?, Present the card film - trade shifting from foot to foot, atmospheric, smooth, completely fit into the mainstream narrative Jerry Goldsmith's soundtrack, and the hero Douglas looks beautiful and courageous hero Defoe.I do not know how they were able to 100 minutes of film, if you can tell in a few words ...The result: "Basic Instinct" - a classic. "Body of Evidence" - a poor excuse with a beautiful name.