Jeff Sandstoe
“Hell is a teenage girl.”
The moment I hear these words I also know that hell will be the theater I’ll be spending the next 104 minutes in.
Multiple times I jumped to my feet, wondering why I was watching this movie, only to be mesmerized and placed gently back in my seat by one of the many slow-motion close-up shots of Megan Fox. I told myself that it would maybe get better.
It doesn’t.
Megan Fox is not particularly known for her regal acting, but she does a good job playing a “super hot and dumb” high school girl. The majority of the film revolves around her playing the part of a succubus, seducing men and then killing them.
In a normal horror movie, you tend to find it hard to believe the characters would get themselves into these death scenarios, but Megan Fox is so attractive that you can’t blame the boys for following her into these dark, isolated and creepy places.
The protagonist of the film is played by Amanda Seyfried, who does a good job in the acting department— at least with the material she had to work with.
A counterpoint to this takes place in the movie’s standout scene: a lesbian scene between Fox and Seyfried. Although very pleasing to the eye, the entire span of the scene is ridiculous. The big revelation that Fox is now a demon who kills boys is met with such little emotion from Seyfried that it is laughable.
Writer Diablo Cody maintains her now-trademark high school girl banter that made her previous film “Juno” such a hit, but it doesn’t quite fit in this movie.
The age group is the same, but the tone of the movie makes the rhetoric feel out of place, and you are left cringing every time another “Homeskillet”-wannabe quote is attempted.
In a day and age where ideas are repackaged and rehashed in Hollywood, “Jennifer’s Body” is surprisingly a breath of fresh air. The plot is original, so that has to speak for something.
While paying homage to earlier pivotal horror films such as the Evil Dead and Carrie, the movie still manages to maintain its originality.
If you are looking for an uncomplicated movie with a little bit of eye candy and a few quotable lines, this movie will entertain you. However, if your main reason to see “Jennifer’s Body” is to see Megan Fox’s body, save yourself the $10 and just Google her.
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