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Summary: Perhaps this would have been a great film if...
Review: ...Madonna hadn't been in it. Sharon Stone was pretty much unknown when she starred in Basic Instinct. Her role as a seductive and manipulative mystery novelist blew moviegoers away. No one had expected this obscure film genre to take off the way it had. It was no surprise that more films of this sort were released. However, a similar thriller titled Body of Evidence did not receive the same rave reviews and box office success as Basic Instinct. After all, Madonna playing a sexually aggressive seductress-slash-dominatrix was as unexpected as Arnold Schwarzenegger playing an action hero. The plot of the movie -- a woman who "made love" to her rich and old husband with a bad heart to death in order to obtain his immense fortune -- seemed rather interesting. I love erotic thrillers of this sort. But the overall courtroom sequence, S&M scenes and the characters in general -- with the exception of Joe Mantegna -- seemed cartoonish and uneven. William Defoe's role of the defense attorney who becomes obsessed with his client's sex games was... well, let's just say he wasn't Michael Douglas. Alas, Body of Evidence would have worked out better if the sex scenes had been toned down a notch and Madonna hadn't played such a redundant role...
Rating:
Summary: Don't Take It Too Seriously
Review: OK, yes, this was Madonna's attempt at a Basic Instinct type seductive thriller. The major problem here is the script, it's absolutely horrible. And even though Madonna can act when she really wants to--like in Evita--no actress could make this mess work or actor for that matter. Though there are some great, oscar-nominated actors here, like Anne Archer, they seem very detached from their characters and the result is a forced, campy feel. If you look at this movie from that kind of campy angle then it gets a 5. The other problem is William Defoe. Though hes a good actor he's just too scary looking and not sexy what-so-ever for this part. This movie would've done better with a hot lead to play against Madonna. So, Madonna fans will love it regardless and if you want a fun, campy sex thriller then Body of Evidence is for you. With a better script and better male lead this movie may have been taken a little more seriously.
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Summary: Not worth releasing on DVD
Review: When I saw it in the theatre several years back on opening night, the audience laughed because it was so bad. When I saw it later on cable, it seemed some-what better. ...Overall, it's bland and you've "seen it before". Madonna plays the role of a slut. ...
Rating:
Summary: Not That Bad...But Certainly Not Good Either !!!!!!
Review: First things first, at best Madonna is only a mediocre actress along the lines of TV stars like Tori Spelling, Nicolette Sheridan and Heather Locklear. I mean she's not Meryl Streep or Susan Sarandon but who expects her to be. But I for one can say she's a... lot better than Mariah Carey or Whitney Houston. This movie wasn't that bad, Madonna plays a seductress who uses sex as a murder weapon. The movie was cheesy and trashy but I think thats the goal, Madonna gives a decent enough performance, ... But she looked gorgeous in the movie, that was her peak beauty wise to me, The blond hair, the blue eyes, the diva was flawless. Long live the Queen and her trashy, B Movies.
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Summary: Beautiful shots of Portland, Oregon
Review: I have very fond memories attached to this movie. This movie was made during my junior year in high school, and it was made in my hometown: Portland, Oregon. It was quite exciting to have such a huge star as Madonna in Portland, and a friend of mine even got to be in this movie and meet Madonna. So, this movie will always remind me of my junior year, of my friend who was in the movie, and my other friend who saw it being filmed, not to mention being something of a "time capsule" for when my favorite star was in my lil' old hometown. As fate would have it, my friend ended up on the cutting room floor, and this movie is really horrible; the plot is ridiculous, Madonna's acting is as "cardboard" as ever, the other actors - most of whom are highly talented - give terrible performances, the lighting is awful, the script atrocious, the direction, well, you get the picture. . . . But that didn't seem to matter then (when I saw this movie in the theater), nor does it matter now. This movie has immortalized Portland, Oregon, circa 1992. We get some beautiful shots of a beautiful city: the house used as the scene of the murder is the historic Pittock mansion, an important landmark in Portland history. And we get to see a great closeup of the statue called "Portlandia," which is of a Romanesque Goddess who reaches down from the top of a downtown Portland building. It's a great irony that while this movie is terrible, just terrible, it makes Portland look pretty cool. Another irony is that, while most good movies filmed in Portland are set in other places ("My Own Private Idaho," for example), "Body of Evidence" is terrible and makes no secret of its real location: the words "Portland" and "Multnomah County" are all over this movie. So, I am probably unable to give a fully objective review of this movie. On a "personal level" I give this movie five stars because it holds great sentiment for me. On a "cinematic level" this movie deserves zero stars. I reckon these two scores would average out to about three stars. Madonna really does seem to try to make this movie work, and my opinion is that, taking into account what she was given to work with, she does a pretty good job. But this project had failure written all over it from the start, I'm afraid.
Rating: 
Summary: Awful makes it sound too good
Review: I actually saw this in the theater, and I wanted to walk out. The only thing that kept me from it was being a huge Madonna fan, but her ridiculously bad performance almost nipped that in the bud. The woman who considers herself first and foremost an actor needs to stick to music. Even Dafoe and Anne Archer give poor performances, probably as it became increasingly clear that this was going to an embarrassment on their resumes.
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Summary: Only for Hardcore Madonna Fans...
Review: Madonna plays woman who has been cultivating an affair with a wealthy man, with a heart condition, who has changed his will so that she inherits eight million when he dies. The find him dead in bed. The wealthy man's secretary and ex-lover are in the mix, as are Madonna's prior affairs.
If you want to see Madonna naked, watch this movie; otherwise skip it. It's supposed to be a, "Who-done-it?" but in that regard it's so-so. I will say this, Willem Dafoe is a good screen presence as Madonna's lawyer. He looks elegant in a suit. In almost every other role I've seen him in he's dressed bummy. When I saw his interview on Bravo channel, he said that, with his face he'll never get cast as a romantic lead, but dressed up he looks pretty classy and ought to give it a try.
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Summary: OK, so Madonna isn't Meryl Streep.
Review: I think this movie just came out at a bad time: right on the heels of the release of the SEX book and that whole sex-drenched period for La M. But, the thing is, the movie isn't half bad and Madonna's performance is at the least, credible and, at times, downright good. Yes, the plot is silly and the movie is a bit reminiscent of, achem, Basic Instinct. But, if you just take it for what it's worth: entertainment value. And, if you don't take the movie too too seriously.....it's a decent diversion.
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Summary: Perfect Seduction
Review: This is a movie performed by one of the greatest and the successful lady of the century, MADONNA, I don't know why the critics made a big issue about this movie being a dirty and Madonna getting nude, what is there in getting nude ? and when you have a beautiful body . Other stars also get naked without any performance, whereas Madonna performed the role superbly and also gave very good, infact intense and really satisfying sex scenes to everyone with new techniques.
She was really bold in the film, with perfect dilogue delivery .
She was the only star in the film , although William Dafoe tried some from his side , but it was Madonna alone who made the film really watching. [...]
Rating: 
Summary: Only watch this film if your a Madonna fan!
Review: Good plot & first rate performance from Madonna & Willem Dafoe. Madonna is so sexy in this film.
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