Review of Body Heat (1981) by Diane W — 12 Apr 2006
Undoubtedly one of the great film noir thrillers in history. Derivatie but styled by director Lawrence Kasdan and realized by William Hurt and Kathleen Turner. Hurt is a great ctor. He had a string of well played roles in the '80s but his movie career lost momentum after that.
Perhaps it's difficult for a cerebral actor like him to find challenging parts. Turner is super sexy, proving that a voluplous figure or great facial feature are not essentials to be a turn on. She plays her role with understated confidence.
Underrated theme music is good. Supporting cast is very effective. Really no faults with this movie. Kasdan did an accomplished job. Ending touch works well with atomsphere and momentum of the movie towards the end.
Being a genre film noir moive, the plot is typical and familiar to almost anyone, but hasa great power and the movie sucker the viewer in.
This review of Body Heat (1981) was written by Diane W on 12 Apr 2006.
Body Heat has generally received very positive reviews.
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