I can't recall if I've ever sat thru such a blatantly dumb tale as what is presented here in 'Body Language' before. When I say dumb I'm talking about the main character. Deeper and deeper into stupidity ... logic long ago out the window. The contrived story is handled poorly and is a lot to choke on. This one belongs in a special category.
Gavin St. Claire (Tom Berenger) is a high priced defense attorney in the midst of his newest case when he gets into a minor car accident with Dora (Heidi Schanz) and is immediately taken with her. Sex, red flags galore and his once intelligent mind evaporates. Juggling his organized crime client, moral obligations and blabbing on to Dora he soon finds himself in a compromising situation with her boyfriend (Robert Patrick). Before you can snap your fingers together, he's planning his murder.
I don't discount that you can find men or stupid situations like this in the real world, but that doesn't make this movie any less silly. He's great at what he does. You think he'd be able to read people. Okay put that aside. He's already got a great career, money, a Porsche. Meeting attractive women probably wouldn't be that hard. Why would he be addicted to a woman he just met? She's a stripper. She's poor. She discloses how she was abused when she was younger and previous men have used her for sex. He should have hit the eject button by now.
I like Tom Berenger and he wasn't immune to popping up in poor pics for a paycheck, but 'Body Language' might be his rock bottom (of what I've seen). Schanz effectively dials it up near the end & Robert Patrick puts in a wasted appearance in a role with no depth. Sit back and enjoy the show as it circles the drain. Any comparisons made to 'Body Heat' are a stretch. Don't even get me started on the ending here. Ugh.
