Movie Review- Jennifer's Body

So, as i watched this film I thought to myself : "Wow, this film seems like it was written by 2 7th graders and Ron Jeremy."

As it turns out, Diablo Cody, writer of one of my favorite films "Juno" wrote "Jennifer's Body". It all made sense. The film's plot and storyline actually seems as if it would make for a decent horror flick, but unfortunately the writing, and awful acting from future multi-Razzi award winner Megan Fox made this film one of the worst of 2009, if not the decade.

Plot:
After an attempted demonic sacrifice, popular high school cheerleader Jennifer (Megan Fox) is now half-demon and has to kill boys in order to stay alive.

Pros:
Lets see, I think Amanda Seyfried potrayal as Jennifer's nerdy best friend Needy was actually the only performance that could qualify as acting in this film, but she wasn't helped by the atrocious writing.

It was also kinda cool to see Adam Brody in a more adult role as the womanizing lead singer of a up and coming rock band. But maybe I'm just being nice.

Cons:
As i stated already, the writing was pretty awful. So awful that it's making me avoid watching "Juno" again. It's pretty bad when a movie is so bad you think about not watching another film because of the people involved in this one. The bad writing had a trickle down effect. It made the already pedestrian acting worse, and just made the scene rattle off into mindless plot holes and inconsistencies. Even cameos by Amy Sedaris and J.K. Simmons, as somewhat comical off-the-wall characters, didn't help either.

Megan Fox is just a pretty face. I know there are thousands of dudes out there who only saw this movie because they find her attractive, but truth be told, i was completely turned off by the awful job she did despite the script. Her inability to show emotion in scenes that garner some effort tore the movie down more notches. Maybe if the filmmakers focused on making a decent film, instead of playing off of male attractions to Megan Fox, this film would be watchable.

Recommendation:
Never, ever see this movie.

Written by:
Diablo Cody

Directed by:
Karyn Kusama

Main Cast:
Megan Fox ("Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen", "Transformers")
Amanda Seyfried ("Mean Girls", "Mamma Mia")
Adam Brody (TV's "The O.C.", "In the Land of Women")
Johnny Simmons ("Evan Almighty", "Hotel for Dogs")
J.K. Simmons ("Juno", "Ladykillers")
Amy Sedaris ("Strangers with the Candy", "Dance Flick")
Kyle Gallner ("Red Eye", "Haunting in Connecticut")

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