Body Heat: Deluxe Edition
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
(Warner Home Video)
A slippery entry in modern noir, this 1981 loose remake of Double Indemnity made a sex symbol of Kathleen Turner. As Matty Walker, Turner tempts Florida lawyer Ned Racine (William Hurt) to kill her husband for love and money. Check out the killer cameo from Mickey Rourke as an itchy explosives expert.
Carsten Knox
Categories: Best of the year (2006)
This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2007.