Uriah43
"Betsy Frieze" (Heather Locklear) is a young executive-in-training who finally wins a very coveted promotion within her corporation. When she gets to her new office she finds a new executive assistant named "Norma" (Linda Purl) who has replaced the previous secretary who mysteriously vanished. However, things aren't going as smoothly as Betsy had thought they would because her constant work at the office eventually leads to a breakup with her boyfriend "Victor" (James Acheson). She also has a boss named "Charles Stella" (Edward Albert) who is furious that Betsy won't sleep with him. And then things get really bad. At any rate, rather than disclose any more of the film and risk ruining it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this was a pretty good made-for-television movie. Of course, being that it was made for a television audience it doesn't have any nudity or graphic violence that might accompany a film with this specific subject matter. But Heather Locklear and Linda Purl both put on fine performances in any case. Both of them also look quite attractive too. All things considered then I rate this movie as slightly above average.
ccthemovieman-1
Plain-and simple: this is a made-for-TV ripoff of the film, "Single White Female." It has a few things going for it that SWF didn't have, but overall but is a cheesy chick flick that would only play on something like the Lifetime Network.What it has going for it are two beautiful women in Heather Locklear and Linda Purl (of the early days of TV's "Matlock"). That, and the fact that the whole family could watch this as there is no profanity or nudity, which you certainly can't say of SWF. Nonetheless, this "version," if you will, lacks suspense and the element of danger, concentrating more on romance and women is the business world. Yawn.
clob_lane
Heather Locklear and Linda Purl star in this interesting, suspenseful and stylish film about betrayal and extreme competition. I watched this on TV and found it was an above average made-for-television movie that held my interest till the very end of it. Locklear's character may have been miscast, yet she still plays her part to perfection. And Purl is amazing as the psycho secretary that plagues Locklear's character.Overall, I'd give this 3.5/5 stars. Good viewing, but just needs a little plot-fixing. I love the end sequence with the crystal paperweight. I actually found it creepy for some reason.
George Parker
"Body Language" tells of a corporate exec assistant who climbs the ladder of success by eliminating the competition. Like Elvis on black velvet, the flick looks good, is cheap, will never be good art, but will have a market among the less discerning. A chick flick with the good guy really, really good and the bad guy an oily sexist pig, this flick features Locklear as the exec who's in the way of her psycho assistant Purl's ambition. Conveniently overlooking the countless plot holes, "Body Language" is just another take on an old plot, hackneyed, contrived, obvious, etc. An okay no brainer time killer for sofa spuds, especially the distaff. (C)
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