I have a low opinion of Tom Berenger's character in this movie. His spineless, simpering, poor excuse for a lawyer was quite a disappointment to me. I have always admired Tom as an actor; especially for playing strong, bad ass, take no crap, kind of characters that he was more notorious for playing. His roles in films like Shattered and The Substitute were standout roles for him. His portrayal of hotshot lawyer Gavin St. Cloud gone whimpering sap was unlike any character I've ever seen him play. The plot was transparent and obvious to anyone with a few functional brain cells that the stripper was pulling his chain. Gavin's brain turned to mush the second he met this woman. Why do a lot of men get this way over a woman? What did Gavin's Demarco case have to do with this girl and her shenanigans? Why did that poor girl that was with Demarco get killed, and by whom? The stripper killed her? For what conceivable reason? There was no explanation as to why Demarco's girl became a victim, and if that case had any connection to Dora and Del. The common sense and rationality of Berenger's character totally went out the window. Nancy Travis did well with the little bit she had to work with, but her character wasn't utilized as well as she should've been. There was no depth to the characters, and the only thing that the director seemed to focus on was the sex scenes between Gavin and Dora. I would've liked to have been more intrigued with a more thought out, intricate plot. Tom, you have definitely been in better films. Too unoriginal. Too much Body Heat and Basic Instinct, and not enough originality.
Review of Body Language
Body Language
(1995 TV Movie)
Did the DeMarco case have a connection?
14 April 2018
Warning: Spoilers