Body Heat
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78 out of 100

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8.3 out of 10

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  • Starring: Kathleen Turner, William Hurt
  • Summary: Body Heat, a sexy, haunting tale of desire and skullduggery that echoes 1940s film noirs but is charged with an energy and passion that could only flare in the '80s. Sit back and bask in this contemporary classic's wicked warmth. (Warner Bros.)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    Body Heat is good enough to make film noir play like we hadn't seen it before.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Ian Nathan
    80
    Still regarded as one of the steamiest movie's of all time, Body Heat is a fantastic exponenet of how noir has developed.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Stuart Swineford
    80
    Aside from the over abundance of rather large glasses and sweaty actors, Body Heat succeeds fabulously, not only as an excellent example of a classic film noir but as a solidly executed production in its own right.
  4. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Bruce McCabe
    50
    Lawrence Kasdan's Body Heat--an homage to film noir--gets off to a nice start before it becomes entangled in its convoluted and somewhat uninteresting plot machinations.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. MichaelR.
    10
    This homage to Double Indemnity is one of the most captivating film noirs since Double Indemnity.
  2. AlanM.
    10
    Great Film Noir. My favorite of many great Lawrence Kasdan films, with Kathleen Turner at her sexiest best. Great intrigue and setup.
  3. Artie412
    9
    I don't give "10s," and this review is 32 years late, but Body Heat is one of those films that you can see over and over. It's a shame that there was never a sequel to Body Heat, or that the same elements didn't produce another neo-noir. I recommend this film highly.… Expand
  4. oliver1h
    3
    The plot of this movie is totally unrealistic. I could not believe in these characters for a minute, even though the actors did a good job, but the problem is with the writing of the movie.… Expand

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