TopTenREVIEWS presents the movie reviews of Body Heat (1981)

Email to a friend

Body Heat (1981)

RANKINGS:

Expand All | Close All

All Time

of 190,142

516

1980's

of 12,798

56

1981

of 3,475

5
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,077
  
  98
  
  Crime of 1981
  
  of 17
  
  1
  
  Crime of the 1980's
  
  of 363
  
  13
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,999
  
  303
  
  Drama of 1981
  
  of 151
  
  2
  
  Drama of the 1980's
  
  of 2,048
  
  25
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,011
  
  118
  
  Thriller of 1981
  
  of 49
  
  2
  
  Thriller of the 1980's
  
  of 691
  
  16

Ratings and rankings are based on number of movie, review scores, awards & other criteria.

Body Heat (1981) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.1220

Avg Critic Score:3.1604

Body Heat (1981) Movie Reviews

Expert Review Summary

Click on the numbers to the right of the graph to see reviews of that rating

25.00%

75.00%

Good

0.00%

(0)

Fair

0.00%

(0)

Poor

0.00%

(0)

Other Related Review Sites

In-depth, side-by-side comparisons and reviews

See a list of our 170+ review sites in software web services and electronics

Featured Reviews

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

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. ...read the complete Body Heat movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

The setup is classic noir that follows the rigid three-act screenplay structure that only a Hollywood newcomer could stringently abide by, and here it works ...read the complete Body Heat movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Like a tantalizing mirage, film noir haunts modern filmmakers. Noir is the genre of night, guilt, violence and illicit passion, and no genre is more seductive. ...read the complete Body Heat movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

"A stylish but somewhat unsatisfying copy-cat film from the film noir of the 1940s" ...read the complete Body Heat movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Reviews by score:

See all (6) "Excellent" Reviews

Dragan Antulov

In the current debate between those who are for and against the Hollywood practice of remakes, the proremake side would probably case by using BODY HEAT as its argument. Lawrence Kasdan very cleverly used the old film noire formula, yet he also set in...read the complete Body Heat (1981) review at Dragan Antulov

Reviews by score:

See all (18) "Very Good" Reviews

Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)

Turner and Hurt decide to murder her husband, so they can be assured of getting all of Crenna's money. They arrange to make it look like he died trying to burn down one of his own buildings. Their plan requires them to avoid each other like the...read the complete Body Heat (1981) review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)

There are no "Good" Reviews

There are no "Fair" Reviews

There are no "Poor" Reviews

Re production in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of TopTenREVIEWS, Inc. is prohibited.