This movie makes Basic Instinct look like a masterpiece.

Body of Evidence won't be remembered for classic plotting or brilliant legal gambits. But give it its due: it holds one's attention.

The goal of this odd period in her career is achieved: you get ample opportunity to see what Madonna looks like having sex, or at least what she wants you to *think* she looks like in those private moments.

"Body of Evidence" has Madonna willing to go where the writing leads, but she's certainly not a commanding presence in an already clunky, awkward picture.