Review of Body Heat (1981) by Hal M — 15 Feb 2012
What a debut for Lawrence Kasdan! Excellent script, great music score by genius John Barry, and perfect acting by William Hurt and Kathleen Turner (in fact probably the best film either star was ever in).
The story line is a paradigm of the film noir genre. If at all possible see it on the big screen; but it's rewarding as a DVD video too. At first I doubted it could be considered film noir in terms of cinematography (it's in color! Many scenes are well-lit and with standard composition).
But I've changed my mind. There are scenes that make a lot of use of skewed angles and shadow-shaping subject matter. Fine. Film noir...has a new and expanded definition.
This review of Body Heat (1981) was written by Hal M on 15 Feb 2012.
Body Heat has generally received very positive reviews.
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