Body of Evidence (DVD, 2002, Unrated and R-Rated Versions)

I rather enjoyed this film..Madonna at her sexy exotic best..she may not be the stunning beauty she's sometimes portrayed as..but she can hold her own acting..however I would have kicked had I been Madonna had I been given Willem Dafoe as my leading Man..can we say eeewww..the Man can act I will give him that, but he is one ugly Man! Joe Mantegna is in his element playing a DA out to get Rebecca played by Madonna..As good as this film is it rather bothered me they threw her private life into the trial spolight rather then focusing on the actaul crime....murder! The ending was no surprise..sadly the bad thing about this film is it is very predictable..even with that being the case this film was a fun roller coaster ride of sex and whodunit..no one does it better it would seem then Madonna!! Do I mean sex or the murder? Watch it and see!!

Although the DVD dates from 2002, the movie was made back in days when Madonna wanted to shock people -- primarily by appearing nude in one context or another. At least one woman, presumably Madonna, appears nude in scenes where it is logical to assume that the nude woman is in fact Madonna.
I personally don't consider "Body of Evidence" to be a knock-off of "Basic Instinct" but the premise is similar: A man dies during "kinky" sex and a sexually provocative blonde is the prime suspect.
The difference is that in this movie the blonde (Madonna) gets involved with her attorney (Willem Defoe) instead of with a detective. Would a married attorney get involved with a female client? This story makes it believable.
There is at least one or two relatively explicit sex scenes, and a couple of other scenes that involve female nudity. However, if you can handle the so-called "mature themes" of sex and nudity you can handle "Body of Evidence."
There is a hole or two in the execution of the story that might have been tightened -- thus my vote of "good" rather than "excellent" for the film as the "product" -- but I have no complaints about the quality of the DVD.

Campy "Basic Instinct" wannabe with Madonna & William Defoe. No really a bad movie, has a wierd twisted ending. This film is NOT for kids ESPECIALLY the UNRATED VERSION! This film has TONS of Nudity by Madonna (who HASNT seen her naked) and there are VERY graphic "LOVE" scenes. Just a Very Erotic WHO done it film. I ama HUGE William Defoe (BOONDOCK SAINTS one of his BEST) fan and this is the main reason i got this-plus Madonna isnt half bad either ;) I am sure if you'll watch it more then once and very cheap on Ebay. Hope you enjoy! If you are going to purchase it GET THE UNRATED-why bother with a badly edited version!

The movie was OK when you consider the time it was released. Willem Dafoe, in an early role, does OK. Madonna, as usual, was not known for her acting, but this is one of her better roles. You get to see why there was such a big controversy over this movie as well. Madonna can be seen in some rather explicit scenes with Willem. All things considered, the movie is average at best.

I didn't see the movie in 1996 when it was produced and recently ordered Madonna movies to see her acting. This movie was exotic and should have been rated x because of so many scenes. Her performance was much like Marlene Dietrich or Garbo. It was a movie you never forget. The DVD gave you a choice of the true version or one that cut out the nudity. It is an eye opener if you didn't think Madonna was an actress.