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Body of Evidence

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Original title

Body of Evidence

Year

1993

Running time

99 min.

Country

United States

Director

Uli Edel

Screenwriter

Brad Mirman

Cast

Music

Graeme Revell

Cinematography

Douglas Milsome

Producer

Dino de Laurentiis Cinematographica, Constantin Film. Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Thriller | Erotic. Courtroom Drama / Lawyers

Synopsis

Madonna stars as Rebecca Carlson, a sexually independent gallery owner who has a penchant for sadomasochistic sex. Her relationship with an elderly man, Andrew Marsh (Michael Forest), who has a heart problem, causes a huge uproar. Upon his death by cocaine poisoning and his will leaving 8 million dollars to Carlson, she becomes the first suspect and must find a lawyer who can prove her innocent. She selects Frank Dulaney (Willem Dafoe), a husband and father who has never experimented with non-standard sex and finds himself immediately attracted to the sultry siren.

Awards: 1993: Razzie Awards: Worst Actress (Madonna). 6 nominations, including Worst Picture

1999: Razzie Awards: Worst Actress of the Century.

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Critics' reviews

"It's an excruciatingly incompetent entry in the "Basic Instinct" genre, filled with lines that only a screenwriter could love, and burdened with a plot that confuses mystery with confusion (...) Rating: ½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"This movie makes Basic Instinct look like a masterpiece."

David Denby: The New Yorker
"Body of Evidence is shamelessly — and, on occasion, amusingly — unadulterated trash"

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"Body of Evidence won't be remembered for classic plotting or brilliant legal gambits. But give it its due: it holds one's attention."

David Ansen: Newsweek
"As a movie, it looks as if it wanted to be Basic Instinct, though it winds up more like Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS"

Vincent Canby: The New York Times
"More silly than erotic"

Variety Staff: Variety
"A bland, utterly silly, curiously provincial courtroom drama"

Rita Kempley: The Washington Post
"An erotic thriller that's strangely unerotic and devoid of thrills, this is, however, mercifully short at 100 minutes (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

Mark Salisbury: Empire

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