![]() 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 $8,00,000.00 from Marsh after his death. 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. 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. "Body of Evidence" is a story about greed lust murder and betrayal where Madonna, Rebecca Carlson, is accused of murdering her rich and elderly lover with the most potent and deadly weapon at her disposal, her body. 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. It is both as bad as you remember it but somehow endlessly entertaining. For another, this is a Netflix and chill movie, not something you want to see in a theater filled with suburban housewives and Paul Reubens. For one thing, Madonna and Julianne Moore fighting over William Defoe sounds like a mental patient's fan fiction. I certainly understand the panning this received when it hit the local cineplex in 1992. Where did that come from and how did Madonna allow herself to be upstaged. Is that a young naked Julianne Moore? Wow, that sex scene is so intense. The overconfident prosecution doesn't object. Looks like they are going to show a clip. Exhibit C: That one scene you forgot was in the movie: The defense is wheeling out a TV and DVD player. There were a lot of them in that time period (Heck there were two with Billy Baldwin for God's sake) So we often will revisit the lesser known ones for some nostalgia much like future generations will watch Ant-Man and muse how they don't make Superhero movies anymore. We really don't see them like these anymore and haven't for a long time. Exhibit B: Erotic Thrillers: Erotic thrillers enjoyed a moment between Basic Instinct and Showgirls. She certainly gives a better performance than Anne Archer. Also, she really isn't bad in this movie considering the lines she is given. We are not inundated with Madonna nowadays (naked or otherwise) so she seems fresh again. "You think there are men in this country who ain't seen your bosoms?" What a difference twenty-six years makes. As Rosie O'Donnell said to her in A League of Their Own. People were buying $50 coffee books that consisted if nothing but pictures of her naked while hitchhiking. The Defense: Exhibit A: Madonna: In 1992 naked Madonna was everywhere. The prosecution is feeling a bit overconfident there and rested their case without mentioning Anne Archer's performance or the horrifying screenplay. Exhibit C: Madonna: Madonna makes bad movies. Both are wonderful charismatic actors but nobody wants to see William Defoe's O face. Yes, he's wearin' that dumb Power Rangers maskīut he's scarier without it on Now If William Defoe switched roles with Joe Mantegna as the prosecutor that might have worked a lot better. Defoe in his song "Ode To A Superhero"Īnd he's ridin' around on that glider thingĪnd he's throwin' that weird pumpkin bomb But as the lead character in an erotic thriller? As Weird Al Yankovic wrote about Mr. Exhibit B: William Defoe: I genuinely like William Defoe. The judge allows so many shenanigans that she makes Judge Ito look like Judge Judy. The scenes here are pointless with half a dozen side characters introduced and then forgotten. Now courtroom scenes can work in thrillers (see 1990's Presumed Innocent), but they should be to the point and thrilling. However, it spends an amazing amount of time in the courtroom. Body of Evidence is often considered an erotic thriller. The case for the Prosecution: Exhibit A: The courtroom scenes: AKA half the bloody movie. ![]() Will her lawyer get her off? Will she get him off? Stay tuned for the drama both inside and outside of the courtroom. Body of Evidence: 7 out of 10: A woman is on trial for seducing men to death.
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