Review of Jennifer's Body (2009) by Zach — 07 Oct 2009

Been tempted to see it for awhile, finally gave in last night and what a mixed bag of reactions I have. First I'd like to point out that Megan Fox is not a horrible actress. Granted her Transformers fame doesn't provide her any dramatic merits (no shit, right?) but in "Body" she shows she has some real potential, if not being very unpolished.

As for the movie itself- I get it. I get the underlying message about high school girls being evil, vulnerable, visceral creatures, etc, etc. But the wit that I expected came....and went just as quickly.

The humor succumbed to something darker and more unforgiving in Fox and Seyfried's bff uproar. It's definitely a tale of innoncence lost, a building's roman with fangs and killer curves.

But there was some intangible element to the film that either wasn't there or failed to pull me in. I can't say the movie was a failure- it wasn't. But while Cody makes good on the body, she seems to slightly misfire on the soul.