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Wow! Such a good movie.

Brilliant and touching

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

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.

Body of Evidence (1993) ** (out of 4)Rebecca Carlson (Madonna) is arrested for the murder of her lover. How did she kill him? She is accused by the prosecutor (Joe Mantegna) of slipping him some cocaine and using kinky sex to make his heart give out. Her lawyer Frank Dulaney (Willem Dafoe) takes the case and soon starts to fall for her sexual nature.After the huge success of BASIC INSTINCT there were all sorts of erotic thrillers being released. Some of them were quite good while others were downright horrible. Both COLOR OF NIGHT and BODY OF EVIDENCE are considered the worst of the bunch and there are good reasons why. Both films are rather poorly director and have screenplays that wouldn't cut it on a made-for-television film.As you watch the movie you're suddenly hitten with the fact that Madonna really can't act. Just take a look at the scene early on at the funeral where she's suppose to be heartbroken. The performance is just flat-out bad and it actually gets laughable at times. Even during the courtroom scenes Madonna basically just sits in a chair and gives a various of recation shots. There's just nothing here. Well, she at least knows how to take her clothes off and show off some sexuality but the direction keeps the film from ever becoming erotic.The screenplay is really all over the place and rarely does it make much sense. Heck, we hear about the murder and then within minutes we're already at the trial. We never fully get to know any of the characters and the various twists and turns are all rather bland. The film is desperately trying to be another BASIC INSTINCT but its just not happening and in the end the film just comes across as a really cheap wannabe that lacks any drama or sexuality.With that all being said, take a look at this cast! Yes, Madonna gets the lead because her sexuality was what was meant to sell the picture. Then you've got Dafoe and Mantegna playing the layers. Then you've got Julianne Moore playing Dafoe's wife. Tehre's Anne Archer in the role of the dead man's secretary. It doesn't stop there because you also get character actor Charles Hallahan and Frank Langella comes out of nowhere for his rather strange role. Why on Earth did all of these people sign on for this?

In Oregon, the wealthy Andrew Marsh dies of a heart attack with evidence of a cocaine-filled sex game. D.A. Robert Garrett (Joe Mantegna) investigates. Marsh's secretary Joanne Braslow (Anne Archer) immediately points the finger at his girlfriend Rebecca Carlson (Madonna). Lawyer Frank Dulaney (Willem Dafoe) takes her case. She is arrested for murder with the motive that all of his $8 million estate is left to her. Despite being married to Sharon (Julianne Moore) with a son, Frank starts an affair with Rebecca.Madonna is annoying. She is meant to be a femme fatale. She can't be annoying. She's definitely not sexy. She's the main flaw in this movie. Willem Dafoe overacts. He gets Joanne's accusation and goes off the deep end immediately. He's not the only one as this movie seems intent on overplaying every scene. Madonna is essentially playing the same role as Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct. The difference is that Stone is a much better actress in a movie that is more skillfully made. I'm not offended but I am bored. The courtroom is horribly paced. Madonna is even bad at flirting and the sex is cheesy bad.

Is it against the law to shag someone to death ? Madonna plays the shagger, and Willem Dafoe her lawyer and shaggee.There is one glaring plot hole at the very start of this movie. A detective states that the deceased was tied up at the time of his death (which he wasn't, as shown in the previous scene) and this is why they called the District Attorny. However, if that were true, then it's case closed from the get-go. Rebecca is guilty. If the victim was alive when she left, she would have untied him. If he was tied up when the body was found, she killed him. However, this issue is not mentioned again, nobody questions Rebecca about it, even though it was (apparently) the only reason the police saw fit to bring a prosecution. Anyway, let's not worry about plot integrity in a movie like this.Some people criticised this movie for having too much sex. For me, there wasn't anywhere near enough. Why did those people watch the movie? They wanted to see Dafoe and Joe Mantegna bore each other to death in court ? (Hey, that's a point, could someone bring a prosecution against the producers of this movie if they bored someone to death ?). I watched this movie because I want to see Madonna getting jiggy.I don't see what Rebecca has done wrong. If you were to ask me how I'd like to go out, getting shagged to death by Madonna would be my answer. Anyway, let's get on with the drama, shall we? Rebecca is arrested for murder. Frank gets Rebecca out on bail. Then, inspired by Rebecca, Frank does it with the missus. Mrs Frank tells him he was a stallion, and we all know why – he was imagining he was doing it with Rebecca. This is all about as subtle as a kick in the goolies.There's also the wardrobe problem. Madonna doesn't do 'demure' very well – unlike Julianne Moore and Anne Archer, who pull it off nicely. Madonna is much hotter when her sexuality is right in your face (or in Dafoe's in an underground parking lot). With her clothes off, Madonna looks absolutely sensational. But wearing a grey suit and with her hair pinned up, she resembles an irritable soccer mom forced to attend a business meeting. I understand they were trying to make her look like a Hitchcock blonde for the courtroom scenes, but it didn't really work. Madonna would have been more believable to audiences as a woman who reduces men to warm jibbering puddles, if she had been allowed to show off her curves. With her hair down and wearing that slinky silk dress, I can buy guys queueing up to throw their lives away for the chance of a night with her, but looking like she does for 80% of this movie, really doesn't do any favours selling her as a sex siren.There's some courtroom waffle, then we get to the first sex scene, where Rebecca pins Frank's elbows behind his back with his own belt, then pours hot candle wax on his cock while he has to look on helplessly. I really don't understand people's problem with this scene. I think it's incredible. A sex goddess, whom you don't trust, suddenly has you butt-naked, tied up, and totally at her mercy. You don't know if she's going to torture you or ride you like a horse (both, as it turns out). How is that not the hottest thing imaginable? I know that Madonna received some criticism for not looking like her character was enjoying herself, but that's deliberate, she's supposed to be an ice-cold bitch, so being aloof is a prerequisite. Personally, I thought her mocking little smirks and chuckles at Frank's lust and desperation were great. The inference in this scene is obvious – in the courtroom, where Frank knows what's what, he's in charge. In the bedroom, where Rebecca is the expert, she shows him who's boss.The second sex scene, where Rebecca decides to give Frank a reward for being an obedient little doggy, is rather tame. It could've generated a lot more heat – Frank, overcome with lust, gratefully accepts that he's Rebecca's sex slave – but as it is, they're both almost fully clothed, and it's shot in a dark and dingy parking lot. If this scene had taken place at Rebecca's house with Madonna in the buff, it would've been a lot sexier.More courtroom 'surprises' to fast forward through. Oh, Rebecca had an affair with Frank Langela, another rich old geez, whom she also tied up with his own belt and made him beg for it. How shocking.Then comes the most troubling sex scene. Frank's wife finds out that Rebecca has been bonking Frank senseless. So Frank handcuffs Rebecca, then butt rapes her. Errm, what? Frank is supposed to be a sympathetic 'everyman' character, but when his wife discovers that he's cheating, he doesn't blame himself like he should, but instead blames the woman who has been giving him the best sex of his life? Did I miss something? He cheats on his wife, so he sexually assaults Rebecca, and we're supposed to be cool with this? Oh, right, Rebecca's a 'femme fatale', so that's OK then, she deserves it. Having the femme fatale apparently 'enjoy' being raped is also a cowardly cop-out, if you ask me. Then, to cap it all, the next day, everything is back to normal! Rebecca is sat next to Frank, not looking the least uncomfortable. That he raped her is never even mentioned again, by either character.Then we have a whole ton of boringness, with no further shagging, and a dull plot twist.Apart from the sex scenes, this movie is pointless and silly, but I have to give it ten out of ten just for Madonna's incredible bod.