Body of Evidence
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Body of Evidence Starring Madonna and Willem Dafoe |
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| Starring | Madonna Richard Riehle Willem Dafoe | |
| Directed by | Uli Edel | |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis | |
| Written by | Brad Mirman | |
| Studio | MGM | |
| Released | 1993 | |
| Runtime | 101 minutes | |
| IMDB Info | 0106453 on IMDb | |
| Buy it from | Amazon.com on VHS | |
| Buy it from | Amazon.com on DVD | |
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It was only a matter of time that by 1993 Modonna one of the worlds most recognized woman and #1 sex symbol was to showcase her enormous and natural talents on the big screen for all to see.
In the movie "Body of Evidence" a story about greed lust murder and betrayal where Rebecca Carlson (played by Madonna) is accused of murdering her rich and elderly lover with the most potent and deadly weapon at her disposal, her body, and the lurid and sensational trial that followed left the quiet and sleepy little city of Portland Oregon so shook up that it still hasn't recovered from the shock that hit it after all these years.
Portland Millionaire Andrew Marsh (Michael Forrest) is found dead of a heart attack in his mansion with his hands tied to the bed and a video tape of him and Rebecca Carlson having sex still playing on the VCR. Before long the DA has Miss. Carlson indited for his murder and the evidence against her is almost air-tight and a conviction seems like a forgone conclusion.
Miss Carlson was to inherit $8 million from Marsh after his death. Attorney Frank Dulaney (Willam Dafoe) takes the case for Carlson's defense and it turned out the be the biggest mistake that he ever made in his entire life.
The movie goes from the ridiculous to the sublime and every thing else in between and by the time the movie is over you feel like you went over Niagara Falls on a surf board. You have to say one thing about "Body of Evidence" it's not at all boring and Madonna dose have acting talents with her very effective portrayal of the sexy and over the top Rebecca Carlson, even though she was obviously playing herself.
Willam Defoe was very good as Rebecca's lawyer who was manipulated by her like all the men that she manipulated in the movie and you couldn't fault him for that, once she turned it on the poor man was a goner.
Joanne Braslow (Anne Archer) was tragic as well as sympathetic as Rebecca's rival for the dead millionaire Andrew Marsh's affections as well as money whom to no one's surprise lost out to and Joe Mantegna was as good as ever as the hard driving DA, Robert Garrett, out to convict Rebecca for Marsh's murder.
The movie has a number of shocking and explosive surprises that will keep you guessing until the final credits start to roll and is much better then you would expect from all the negative comments that it got at the time of it's release with Madonna's acting evoking sympathy as well as outrage during the entire movie, Madonna was very good in the scene where she was on the witness stand, that rival her scenes in the buff, which was the real reason for most people seeing the film, that gives the audience and extra bonus.
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Madonna isn't merely the prime suspect in the scandalous murder of a millionaire with kinky appetites; she's the murder weapon itself in this erotic thriller in the [Basic Instinct]] mode. The art gallery owner by day and icy-blond dominatrix by night is accused of, shall we say, "loving" her victim to death, and Willem Dafoe is the happily married lawyer she lures into the dark thrills of pleasure and pain. The actual mystery is perfunctory at best and the absurd courtroom theatrics a mere formality in a film far more fascinated with sweaty sex, hot wax, and broken glass. Madonna isn't shy about her body and seems to enjoy the games her character plays, but she's no Sharon Stone; there's no danger smoldering behind her seduction. Like her notorious book Sex, this is a handsomely shot work of pure exhibitionism. --Sean Axmaker
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