Body Language

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From:             [email protected] (Ron Nichols)
Subject:          Commentary - Body Language
Date sent:        21 Oct 1996 14:58:35 GMT
Organization:     Netcom

Watch "Body Language" this weekend . . . and don't feel "qualified" to
really write a review.  Uh, sort of a strange movie.  Paul Thomas
directed.  Stars Janine and others.

Premise is that a husband is ignoring his wife (Janine) sexually and is
having an affair.  There are disjointed flashbacks (???) and fantasies
(again, ?????) which chop the movie into uninterpretable segments. 
Perhaps Thomas was trying for the artsy, need-to-think-about-this type
of movie with an adult theme, perhaps?  The problem is that at the end,
after the mediocre, bland sex, one wonders "what was that about?"

Notable parts:  Though Janine does _not_ do any gal-guy, though the
movie is implied that she would (no the box says nothing about this, it
is the opening scene setup that makes you wonder if . . . ).  In the
opening scene of the movie, Janine does a (IMO stupid) moaning,
wiggling enticement scene while hubby gets dressed.  In the last scene,
after hubby and girlfriend come home, Janine starts kissing and moving
against hubby.  Camera goes in for a closeup (of shadows) and pulls out
to reveal girlfriend - no Janine, she's gone.  

The other notable item is that Janine now has her tongue pierced.

I would like to see a knowledgable review of this movie (Peter????). 
However, I can't really recommend it for rental - even as a couples
movie.