merelyaninnuendo Body Of EvidenceThe scrutiny in here isn't convoluted unlike any other court room drama and fortunately the makers being aware of it keeps it simple and goes deep with its finely detailed script that is engaging most of the time. The screenplay is not gripping; although some sequences are nicely written, and the primary reason would be the forcibly installed scenes that doesn't demand anything on plot track or character's perspective but is just merely for the audience. Brad Mirman; the writer, never even attempts to go beyond its self created bubble that keeps the feature on a loop which may look familiar or repetitive and addition to that, Uli Edel; the director, is short on execution and never even convinces the audience for a second look. The star power is the strength of the feature and the makers use it wisely but Madonna needs some work on her acting skills, Willem Dafoe is brilliant enough for carrying around the almost 100 minutes of the feature where he is supported nicely by Julianne Moore. Body Of Evidence is an evidence of the commercial cinema and the baggage that it comes with; which is the amount of time makers spend to bring the big bucks is ironically not feasible at all.

Jeffrey Burton Okay, I'm pleading guilty of being a guy but Madonna's bod alone is worth 5 stars. I've never been a fan but dee-YAMN, was she physically fit. Her acting was good too. It's her best effort other than 'Dangerous Game' where she showed she could really produce a great performance, if she got her ego out of way. I was really believing and sympathizing with her. There were no cringe worthy scenes that mark most of her acting career. This is major point since the movie revolves around her character. Willem Dafoe is good, as usual, in a rather unchallenging role as her defense attorney. The rest of cast is a who's who's of A list supporting actors who are always fun to watch. The plot itself is a rather lame, 'Basic Instinct' knockoff, which was practically a sub-genre at that time but it was engaging enough. It seems the director's main goal was to see if he could get Madonna, Julianne Moore and Anne Archer (who was a major crush of mine at the time) to take off all their clothes. It seems he succeeded though there may have been a body double for A.A. (sad face emoji)I can see how people of a more puritanical and/or snooty mindset could hate this movie but for it's unblinking and unapologetic trashiness, good performances and serviceable plot I found it entertaining. If you accept the movie for what it is, it's a very fun watch.

PeterMitchell-506-564364 I saw this twice at the cinema, the second time with my Dad. I liked the movie that much. The premise was fun. Madonna, where we're granted a look at her goodies at the start, is playing on a videotape, having sex with a 63 year old man. Then we cut over to the big brass bed where the deceased codger, Andrew Marsh, lies, very much dead, the thinnest trace of a smile on his face. Enter Dafoe on the case (another asset to the film-that raspberry award nomination was bogus) who takes Madonna as on a client, and that's not all, as seen in awesomely hot scenes with class, later on the film, that rival Basic Instict's. This film has a lot of style. Madonna lives on a two story house, rested on stilts on the river. The setting for this movie is a nice choice. Oregan of all places. Another of Marshes's loves, his secretary, Anne Braslow (Anne Archer, again undeserved of a raspberry) is Madonna's rival here, really trying to stick the knife in her. We see the late Andrew, favored Madonna much more, as proved in the will of 8 million. Some lines of dialogue in this flick are classic. I think I read the second draft of Brad Mirman's script, that I liked a lot, that varies a lot from the finished project, big chunks of dialogue removed in the courtroom scenes, replaced with smaller amounts. Bob Garrett, (Joe Mantegna) is Anne Archer's lawyer, who really has it in for Madonna. I wonder if jealousy plays a part here. Mantegna are Dafoe are rival competitors, old compadaries. This actor here is the most undeserving of a raspberry. This film was when Madonna actually started acting. Here, I thought she was quite good. She was even better in that later flick, "Dangerous Game' a couple of years on, and then that role in Evita, her acting pinnacle, that truly made us see what this versatile talent is capable of, to all those envious and hypocritical jerks out there. The line near the start, where the son asks his father (Dafoe) "Can you really screw someone to death?" was a bold move on the kid's part on the kid's part. Dafoe's answer is partly funny you'll find if you watch the flick. Body of Evidence is been panned by a lot of people. It's continuity is great. Sex. Long Courtroom scene. Even more sex. Courtroom scene. And after all, this whole case is proved in intent, with so much of the evidence pointed at Madonna. Another few witnesses put on the stand are 60 plus, men, ex-lovers of Madonna, where her sessions of sex were strenous, some of them involving domanatrix, like being handcuffed to be4d rails, as our poor Andrew, and having such gadgets like nipple clamps attached, that Bob Garrett has a worldly knowledge of. After all he's from L.A. One ex-lover (Frank Langella) is forced to leave the courtroom as Madonna had found him in bed with another guy. Thundershock, hey? One actress who escaped a raspberry, was Julianne Moore who went onto become one of Hollywood's greatest and respected actresses. She's hot here, in the first erotic scene to the movie with Dafoe, his thrusting rumps, practically hitting us in the face. She compliments him after they both climax, Moore saying "You're great when you get a new case". Unfortunately gossip spreads, and Moore discovers Dafoe's infidelity, leaving him in the doghouse. But she's forgiving at the end, when true justice is served in a great dramatic climax. I loved it when Moore and Madonna were in the ladies, and Moore slaps her, after Madonna says "Wish me luck". I so wanted to believe Madonna was innocent, but I guess this was how it was almost meant to play out. BOE is a great stylish thriller, a good day at the movies. It's got actors we love, some good lashings of sex, (a sexier movie than Basic Instinct, one scene even involving hot wax) involving courtroom scenes, some comedy scenes and Madonna's, you know what. This just happens to be one of those movies that got the short end of the stick.

Mike Rappaport "Body of Evidence" is famous mostly as being the poor man's "Basic Instinct," and it probably wouldn't have made $10 except for the fascination people have with Madonna. The problem is, the wrong actress is starring as Rebecca Carlson.Yes, plenty of people were obsessed with Ms. Ciccone in 1993, but she isn't even close to being the sexiest actress in the film, let alone the most proficient. In fact, she's in a close battle for second sexiest.The year 1993 marked the breakthrough to stardom for the lovely Julianne Moore, who appeared in Robert Altman's "Short Cuts" as an artist who played a long scene naked from the waist down.Moore was 32 when "Body of Evidence" was released. Not only does she look incredible, she has the sexiest single scene in the film. Madonna looks like a teenage boy compared with the lovely Ms. Moore.Anne Archer is plenty sexy too.