The Magnificence of Kathleen Turner and William Hurt

 

Movie Reviewed: Body Heat

Director: Lawrence Kasdan

Date Watched: 5 September 2021

jamesintexas rating: ***1/2

Pretty much a classic, shot in the sweltering heat, with tons of noirish angles and performances, Body Heat features William Hurt as a lawyer drawn into a relationship with a unsatisfied housewife played by Kathleen Turner with great aplomb. Very workmanlike, meticulous, shaded with great supporting turns by Mickey Rourke and Ted Danson, Body Heat builds and builds towards its completely satisfying ending, and I think that this film means I need to return to Double Indemnity soon. ASAP.