Um Corpo de Mulher

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.

"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.

Heather Locklear and Linda Purl both give it their all in this made for TV Single White Female rip-off which finds Locklears executive terrorized by Purl's devious secretary who wants more than her job - she wants her entire life. She steals her boyfriend, makes a copy of her house key, and starts killing anyone who gets in her way. It never reaches the right level of campy histrionics that makes movies like this memorable and entertaining, but it's fun enough to have on in the background.

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.

When Betsy Frieze (Heather Locklear) is promoted to business executive of the Orpheus Corporation, she feels pressed and harassed by her boss Charles Stella (Edward Albert) since she is the first woman to be promoted to a management position. Her relationship with her boyfriend Victor Keaton (James Acheson) is affected by her overwork, but Betsy is helped by her assistant Norma Suffield (Linda Purl), who is replacing the former secretary that vanished. The stressed Betsy does not realize that that Norma is a woman obsessed in her position and is jeopardizing her work and her personal life.

"Body Language" (1992) is a thriller made for TV in the same year of "Single White Female" that has many elements in common. The plot has many clichés and flaws and is totally predictable since the viewer knows the intention of Norma from the very beginning, but also entertains. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Um Corpo de Mulher" ("A Body of Woman")