Body of Evidence

REVIEW
Madonna and Dafoe star in this lethargic psycho-sexual mystery that makes Basic Instinct look like the Citizen Kane of the whodunit-in-the-sack thrillers. The "body" in question is Madonna's over-exposed corpus, the lethal weapon in a classic case of come-and-gone lovemaking. Dafoe is Frank Delaney, the morally dubious lawyer who must prove that while S&M hellcat Madonna is a "killer" in bed (wielding handcuffs, candles and mega-developed inner thighs), she's not actually a murderer. But can he maintain professional distance and resist the pint-sized dynamo who "does it like animals do it?" Madonna's acting doesn't amount to much, but she still out-acts Dafoe who gives the worst performance of his career. As the prosecuting attorney, Mantegna can barely conceal his disdain for the entire affair.