Rating of
2.5/4
SIngli6 - wrote on 08/11/12
Body Heat's biggest problem is its stratospheric level of genre evocation. It isn't so much neo-noir as candy sampler noir, a model displayed in the window front of some cavernous department store of genre, clean and neatly arranged and lacking any personal touch. Its studied academia toward the dialogue and staples of its inspirations deny it an edge, indeed even a soupcon of spontaneity. The meditative pace can be relished, and the cinematography is generally aesthetically pleasing, but Kasdan has about as much interest in making this film investing as William Hurt has being charismatic.
