I watched this film today. Really liked it except in the last nine minutes where the whole effort unravels and becomes saccharine, syrupy and quite frankly not noir! When Rachel sees Bodine being shot she cries out, runs out and then shoots Lamarre. That scene simply reduced the film to the ranks of the ordinary when it could so easily have been great. It spoiled the noir effect. If that last scene was to be true to her character, she would not have cared. That scene to my mind spoiled the whole picture. If it were me, I would have her smile quietly, to herself, and then turn quickly and slip out of scene to enjoy her millions with whomsoever she wanted to. That last scene was not at all good, right, and should have been left on the cutting floor.
Spoiled what was a good good movie!
Body Heat did it right.
Spoiled what was a good good movie!
Body Heat did it right.