Body Of Evidence details
| Format: | 18 DVD |
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| Starring: | Madonna, Jurgen Prochnow, Anne Archer, Willem Dafoe, Joe Mantegna, Julianne Moore |
| Director: | Uli Edel |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller - Horror |
| Studio: | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Name | Discs | |
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Body Of Evidence |
18 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 36 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 30 Jun 2003 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Stick with me on this.....
By BobbyShaftoe (26 reviews) from Cheshire , 08 Mar 2009[Highly rated reviewer]
There seems to be some criticism of Madonna's performance, and that she didn't seem to be enjoying herself, but I think that's deliberate, as she's supposed to be playing an ice-cold Nazi bitch goddess, and aloofness goes with the job description. That said, I'll accept that she is a bobbins actress.
I have an issue with the central theme of this movie. Whether Madonna's character is guilty of the crime of which she is accused is irrelevant, as the film doesn't judge her for that, it judges her character for being a very attractive young woman who has sex with whomever and however she likes, and it invites us to do likewise (judge her I mean). The film punishes her for this sexual liberation by being raped, amongst other things (I don't think it's too much of a spoiler to state that she meets an even worse fate at the end). I think we are supposed to sympathise with the character played by Willem Dafoe, but I thought he was just a monumentally ungrateful, adulterous pringle. I'm no feminist, but I think rather than vilifying beautiful, sexually liberated women (and making films vilifying them), we should be writing songs about them, building statues of them, maybe having a national holiday named in their honour.
It is not difficult to imagine that this strange attitude to women and sex is how witch burnings started, that if a good looking woman refused to sleep with you, you simply brand her a witch (or a lesbian). But that's just my pet theory.
Apparently a number of people criticised this film for having, and I quote, 'too much sex'. Man, is MY finger not on the pulse! Presumably those people watched this film for the courtroom repartee. If it was down to me, this film would be nothing but Madonna wandering around in the buff for an hour and a half. Maybe with Julianne Moore popping round halfway through, wearing a light summer frock that has been rained on and gone all see-through, and going 'oh look Madge, I'm all wet, I'll have to go and strip off very slowly in a big room full of mirrors'. Clearly I'm in the minority.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(18)Watchable bread and butter fare
By Bobsview (549 reviews) from Gloucestershire , 02 May 2012You get what it says on the tin with this movie. It is a bread and butter formulaic early 1990s erotic thriller. But if you like this genre you should not exclude this one. It is completely watchable, and Madonna does her best to act but looks amazing whilst she is doing it-acting that is! Has a good twist at the end. It seems from the other reviews that you either love it or hate it. But I don't see it that way. Not the best or worst film ever made but just a watchable OK movie.- Was this review helpful to you?
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only watched it for the sex scenes. and there weren't even many of those!
By vanilla_quiff (284 reviews) from Gatwick, England , 04 Mar 2012only watched it for the sex scenes.
and there weren't even many of those!
total crap, thank Christ the film is stuck in a past era.- Was this review helpful to you?
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You Get To See Madonna In All Her Glory!!!
By a customer from Wolverhampton , 20 Jan 2010I have only enjoyed 'Madonna' in a few movies and this happens to be one of them, granted she is not the best actress in the world.
She plays a cold, sexy super bitch with great venom, and is definitely not shy about showing off what god gave her.
The script is too much like 'Basic Instinct' but is entertaining in it's own way, and it holds some memorable scenes such as (The Candle Wax Game & Let's Have Wild Sex In The Very Public Car Park).
I don't understand why everyone is being negative towards 'Willem Dafoe', he is a talented actor and was only in this movie due to Madonna's personal request (As He Is Rumoured To Be Very Generous In The Trouser Department).
Overall, It is a decent enough attempt as an erotic thriller. :)- Was this review helpful to you?
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3:0
By lanc (21 reviews) from London , 03 May 2009Not much interest. Madonna! she is not a good actress- Was this review helpful to you?
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Stick with me on this.....
By BobbyShaftoe (26 reviews) from Cheshire , 08 Mar 2009[Highly rated reviewer]
There seems to be some criticism of Madonna's performance, and that she didn't seem to be enjoying herself, but I think that's deliberate, as she's supposed to be playing an ice-cold Nazi bitch goddess, and aloofness goes with the job description. That said, I'll accept that she is a bobbins actress.
I have an issue with the central theme of this movie. Whether Madonna's character is guilty of the crime of which she is accused is irrelevant, as the film doesn't judge her for that, it judges her character for being a very attractive young woman who has sex with whomever and however she likes, and it invites us to do likewise (judge her I mean). The film punishes her for this sexual liberation by being raped, amongst other things (I don't think it's too much of a spoiler to state that she meets an even worse fate at the end). I think we are supposed to sympathise with the character played by Willem Dafoe, but I thought he was just a monumentally ungrateful, adulterous pringle. I'm no feminist, but I think rather than vilifying beautiful, sexually liberated women (and making films vilifying them), we should be writing songs about them, building statues of them, maybe having a national holiday named in their honour.
It is not difficult to imagine that this strange attitude to women and sex is how witch burnings started, that if a good looking woman refused to sleep with you, you simply brand her a witch (or a lesbian). But that's just my pet theory.
Apparently a number of people criticised this film for having, and I quote, 'too much sex'. Man, is MY finger not on the pulse! Presumably those people watched this film for the courtroom repartee. If it was down to me, this film would be nothing but Madonna wandering around in the buff for an hour and a half. Maybe with Julianne Moore popping round halfway through, wearing a light summer frock that has been rained on and gone all see-through, and going 'oh look Madge, I'm all wet, I'll have to go and strip off very slowly in a big room full of mirrors'. Clearly I'm in the minority.- Was this review helpful to you?
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