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Summary: Evidence of no talent
Review: Madonna has apparently craved movie stardom since her turn in "Desperatley Seeking Susan" in the early 80's. And this movie was and yet another attempt to wrestle that ever-elusive stardom to the ground. Coming after "Basic Instinct", this little gem's producers clearly thought that they could outdo that movie at the box office. After all, Madonna had set the music industry on it's ear, and taken the publishing industry by storm with her book "Sex". Their fatal mistake was not realising that Madonna can't act- she was sort of playing herself in her first movie, so of course she was good. In this one, she stands there with a hairdo that looks like it's made of Cool Whip mouthing the words (or pouring the hot wax) with all the inflection of, and looking as erotic as one of the zombies from "Plan 9 from Outer Space". She and Willem DaFoe have zero chemistry together. It doesn't help that the script is awful- to the point of being unbelievable. Madonna goes on trial (yawn) for killing her elderly lover using a lethal combination of cocaine and kink. Yeah, right. Like any DA in the known universe would try to get that case in court. And really, has anyone ever seen a really riveting courtroom drama? I mean really suspenseful? I won't spoil the "surprise" ending for the 2 or three people that might not see it coming, but by the end of this turkey I was hoping that the entire cast would be blown up in the houseboat Madonna lives in.
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Summary: Full of Mild Porno
Review: This stars Madonna. She is a woman who is charged with the murder of a man she was having an affair with. She aparently drugged him while she was having sex with him and he died. Then she begins sleeping with her lawyer. In the end she ends up dead. The long court seens make it boring if all you're looking for is a naked Madonna, but otherwise it's a pretty cool movie, much like Basic Instinct.
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Summary: Body of Evidence
Review: Willem Dafoe was a excellent addition to the cast, as well as Madonna, it was thoroughly a suspenceful movie.
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Summary: Pornographic and bad acting
Review: This is one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life. I saw it once and I don't care about seeing it again. This movie is a little pornographic, to warn you. The acting was also terrible -- DeFoe tries to sound erotic when he was with Madonna but he sounds like he's acting (poorly) through the sex scenes. Madonna looks like she was about to laugh when she poured hot wax on the poor guy. The only thing I learned about from this movie is the S&M stuff....the other scenes I would just put in the trash because it was so bad. I don't recommend this movie to anyone at all.
Rating: 
Summary: OK For a Few Laughs
Review: This movie is clearly Madonna's attempt to copy "Basic Instinct" and it is not as wretched as some people have made it out to be. The three Oscar nominees in the cast: Willem Dafoe, Julianne Moore, and Anne Archer make the most of a weak script, though Ms. Archer looks as if she's embarrassed to be here. Frank Langella makes a brief cameo as one of Madonna's former lovers and his graphic descriptions of his sex life with Madonna would be disturbing if they were'nt delivered in such a campy, stilted manner. The film is shot with a 1950's film noir look but Madonna is no Sharon Stone. She wiggles, she jiggles, she overdoes it in the moan department..she does everything except act. Whereas Ms. Stone played a killer in "Basic Instinct" who just happened to be a nymphomaniac, Madonna's emphasis is on nymphomaniac first and killer second. There is'nt a hint of humor or allure that Ms. Stone pulled off so well. The R-rated version is less graphic
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Summary: This body's a stiff
Review: The spectacularly mediocre Madonna once again wastes valuable celluloid trying to convince the moviegoing public that she can act. (For all I know, she might be sexy, but you have to be able to act to exude it on screen.) I pity the incalculably more talented Julianne Moore for having this piece of dung staining her resume.
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Summary: Ridiculously predictable
Review: This movie is predictable from the beginning to the end. Even the incredibly sexy Willem Defoe could not redeem the plot. Although he was the only thing keeping me from stopping to watch the movie.
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Summary: Erotic thriller?
Review: When this movie was first released to theatres, it was promoted as an 'erotic thriller'. But after seeing it, I'm still trying to figure out where the erotic and thrilling parts are. Oh yes, Madonna's in it, so be assured there's plenty of love-making. But the sex scenes(involving hot candle wax, broken glass, and handcuffs) aren't sexy, they're not even kinky. They're just plain creepy. The plot of the film, if it can be defined, concerns a sultry blonde(Miss M) who is accused of murdering her wealthy older lover with a weapon more lethal than a gun or knife, her body! Amazingly, a talented group of performers signed on for this sado-sexual mishmash, including Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Frank Langella, Jurgen Prochnow, and Julianne Moore, all of whom do their best to breathe some life into this dud. Willem Dafoe, also a good actor, is the most uncomfortably miscast of the bunch as Madonna's lawyer who is susceptible to his client's sultry charms. As for lady Madonna herself, she is the perfect choice for such a campy role. The part doesn't call for much more than removing clothing and heavy-breathing, and as long as the script she is given sticks to those aspects, then she is safe. But whenever she is called upon to do the slightest bit of serious emoting, it's embarrassing. This was most definitely THE low point in Miss M's acting career. She redeemed it, somewhat, a few years later with EVITA. Some people say that this is the worst of the mid-90's sex and murder yarns "inspired" by the 1992 mega-hit BASIC INSTINCT(itself, a vastly overrated film), but personally, I vote for the Bruce Willis/Jane March starrer COLOR OF NIGHT(1994).
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Summary: I loved this movie
Review: This movie is inspiring!It could help people in the bed room or in the bank room. And lets all tell the truth we have all thought about doing the same thing at least once.
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Summary: Oh, please!
Review: Whose bright idea was it to hire Willem Dafoe to star in an erotic thriller? They should never work again. Anyway, the movie is not sexy. The sex scenes are ridiculous. The script is overwrought and the dialogue is laughable. If the movie were campy, it'd be worthwhile, but it doesn't have the conviction to be campy. It's just plain bad. Critics blame Madonna for the failure of this movie, but her performance isn't that bad. It's just not that good either. No one comes out of this movie with his/her reputatios intact. What possessed Anne Archer to take this role? Oh well. IF you want an erotic thriller with sexy simulated sex, try Cinemax after hours.
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