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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertBody Heat is good enough to make film noir play like we hadn't seen it before.
- 88TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineAn excellent crime drama in the style of Raymond Chandler, James M. Cain, and Dashiell Hammett.
- Kasdan's moody tribute to cinema's dark past set a gold standard for neo-noirs that has seldom been equaled.
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatAside 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.
- 80The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinWhile Body Heat involves murder, fraud, a weak hero led astray and a seductive, double-dealing broad, it also incorporates something new: a sexual explicitness that the old films could only hint at.
- 80EmpireEmpireStill regarded as one of the steamiest movie's of all time, Body Heat is a fantastic exponenet of how noir has developed.
- 80Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrLawrence Kasdan's 1981 noir fable is highly derivative in its overall conception, but it finds some freshness in its details. All in all, this evokes the spirit of James M. Cain more effectively than the 1981 remake of The Postman Always Rings Twice did.
- 80TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissBody Heat is full of meaty characters and pungent performances...a film to be seen at a drive-in, on a heavy summer night, with someone you trust.
- 50Boston GlobeBoston GlobeLawrence Kasdan's Body Heat--an homage to film noir--gets off to a nice start before it becomes entangled in its convoluted and somewhat uninteresting plot machinations.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottHurt is so good at capturing the charming and chilling Ned that he almost makes up for the film's two primary weaknesses: Kasdan's inexperience and a message of significant unpleasantness. [28 Aug 1981, p.P17]