Megan Fox in Jennifer’s Body failed to win over the box office last weekend.
But did it win over Ron?
Jennifers Bodyhas been taking a beating.
Megan Fox is a dumber Angelina Jolie without the acting talent.
Diablo Cody is a hack.
Karyn Kusama is… who, exactly?
Jennifer (Megan Fox) is the alpha female of her high school.
Shes beautiful and a cheerleader, which makes her just about perfect.
Shes gorgeous, and everyone knows it, especially Jennifers best friend/sidekick Needy (Amanda Seyfried).
The dynamic between the two, despite being BFFs forever!, is obvious from the very beginning.
Even when Jennifer starts behaving a little… strangely… and boys in the town start disappearing.
It seems like something might be wrong with Jennifers Body.
(I see what you did there, Diablo.)
Diablo Cody seems to be getting some serious backlash here after her success withJuno.
Yes, shes still the same person who mines her own past for her female teenage heroines.
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The story here is solid, if unspectacular, and the instances of satire fit.
Im not a fan of the framework story or the laziness of the voiceovers.
The more effective element of this whole production is the direction of Karyn Kusama.
She seems to have taken to heart the lessons of John Carpenters seminalHalloweenwhen it comes to shooting suburbia.
The framing, especially of dark suburbs at night, is pretty impressive.
Its a pleasantly, deliberately old-school way of doing things.
Theres no overdose of visual trickery, so when scenes are supposed to be attention-grabbing, they work.
After the visual excess of Rob ZombiesHalloween2, its nice to see a straight, uncomplicated horror film.
Theres not much that can be said about Megan Foxs performance in her first big role.
Im not a Fox fan, but Ive got nothing bad to say about her performance here.
The real standout is Amanda Seyfried, who does not disappoint as the plucky, blonde final girl.
Lets not kid ourselves, this is Amanda Seyfrieds movie more so than Megan Foxs.
Megan is the face on the posters, but Seyfried is the star.
Its just a shame more people wont see her in this movie.
The balance between funny and freaky is a tough one to find, but this movie pulls it off.
Its noShaun Of The Dead, but its certainly funnier than the last couple of entries in theScary Moviefranchise.
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Rating:
3 out of 5
