Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: August 28, 1981 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Sometimes raunchy, but always well-acted. [25 Dec 1981]
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Boston GlobeBruce McCabe
Lawrence 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.
50
Hurt 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]