Body Heat is an early 80's take on the classics of the Noir genre. William Hurt, also seen in Children of a Lesser God; another 80's recently reviewed here, and Kathleen Turner turns up the heat in a hot Florida summer. Soon enough the womanizer and the married woman find themself playing an old tune.
The major problem with this movie is the fact it doesn't offer anything we haven't seen a lot in the genre's golden age. The acting doesn't stand out, the story doesn't stand out and the movie is a little too long to make a focused enough piece. I applaud the fact they doesn't hide the nudity in scenes were that would be ridiculous, but besides that the movie is like so many done prior. It knows the story it tries to tell, but really lacks the little extra both in acting, script and editing to really elevate from the masses.
On a side note it's almost confusing to watch a movie from those days, before C.S.I., Bones and every other trace evidence or DNA TV-show ruining the fun of murders in the entertainment industry. I miss the good old days when movies could depend on the little grey cells as the only needed to solve crime.
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