Body
Three young women (Helen Rogers, Alexandra Turshen, Lauren Molina) face a moral dilemma when they accidentally kill a groundskeeper (Larry Fessenden) at a secluded mansion. When he turns out to not be dead after all, the friends disagree on how to proceed.
23 March 1963, New York City, New York, USA
1990, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
3 September 1972, Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland
23 September 1939, Dabrowa Górnicza, Slaskie, Poland
8 October 1976, Somers Point, New Jersey, USA
December 21, 2015
With a generic title and a unsensational storyline, Body might not be remembered as readily as some other films, but that doesn't mean it's not worthy of standing out.
December 11, 2015
Despite a couple of clever twists to keep the plot churning, the characters lack sufficient depth to generate sympathy.
December 10, 2015
Mishaps and conflicts ensue, some scarier and more credible than others, and some just plain irritating.
December 10, 2015
A shockingly brief picture (68 minutes long before end credits) and not without its pressure points, but the feature lacks prolonged snap, only coming alive in certain charged moments.
December 10, 2015
The film is well-acted, slickly made on a shoestring budget, and blessedly efficient, with a runtime that inches just past the one-hour mark, credits included. It's also nearly devoid of surprises ...
December 11, 2015
"Body" may not be the kind of modern-day B-movie that wins awards, but it does exactly what it sets out to, and that's a fair amount. So go ahead: see this film for yourself. You won't know what hit you.
January 26, 2015
An uninspired thriller that would barely squeak past an hour's length without its drawn-out final credits.
December 10, 2015
On the surface a typical exercise in horror-film cliché, Body turns out to be a far more thought-provoking creature, a parable of adulthood and a stinging indictment of white-girl privilege.
December 17, 2015
Body mines heaps of tension from Cali and Holly's moral back-and-forth-but their dilemma might have cut deeper with better, less predictable characterization.
May 25, 2015
Helen Rogers has been dancing around the indie scene for years now but has been deserving of an even bigger audience since she injected heart into V/H/S' best segment.
April 22, 2016
A shoestring house-of-horrors exercise that just sort of, well, exists, with no real purpose or artistic vision driving it forward.
December 11, 2015
Women's friendships in dangerous situations are not something we see a lot of onscreen. But this ends up not really being about the women at all.
