Review of Jennifer's Body (2009) by Alex S — 12 Jun 2014

All the reviews seem to focus on Megan Fox not being naked...or the story not being scary enough. Clearly people are missing the point which is fair enough, I think the marketing was bungled and people went in expecting and hoping for a Friday 13th slasher flick.

I went to see this movie because it was written by Diablo Cody, the woman who wrote Juno, a movie that managed to be sweet, endearing and non-preachy while talking about teen pregnancy.

I was expecting an insightful, clever and nostalgic look at what it was like being a teenager and that is exactly what I got.

Horror and sex are just the set dressing for this movie. Teen isolation, teen culture, gender confusion and yo-yoing emotions are what this movie is really about. I can't make people like it but it checked all my boxes. I suggest that people don't watch it as the horror or skin flick it pays fleeting homage to and instead look at it as the sassy, insightful and funny look at teen life that it is.