Jennifer's Body (2009)

Director: Karyn Kusama
Cast:
Megan Fox/Jennifer
Amanda Seyfried/Needy
Johnny Simmons/Chip
Adam Brody/Nikolai
Kyle Gallner/Colin

PLOT:
Jennifer Check is beautiful and she knows it. Every boy wants her. She and her best friend Needy (no joke) go to a bar to watch an emo-rock band, but when the bar breaks down, the next time Needy sees Jennifer she is a she-bitch from hell who survives off of eating boys. Damn right!

BREAKDOWN:
What will make or break this movie is do you like Diablo Cody's writing style? If you do then you'll probably enjoy this movie. If not, then most likely not. BUT she definitely tones down the dialogue from Juno. It is NO WHERE near as "indie and hip" as Juno's dialogue was. Notice how i put indie and hip in quotes. Exactly! But i'm not a basher of Juno. I actually really like the movie (8/10)...but i found it to be kind of pretentious. But i think Diablo seems like a cool chick and i dig her writing style. Yes it can get annoying, but it is different. On to the movie though!
From the plot alone, it sounds like a cheesy 80s, B-movie. And that is EXACTLY what we got here...but with a budget and great acting. Not saying its a bad thing =D. The movie was just really entertaining. I can't say it was good per se. But i had a GREAT time with the movie. The cast was top notch. Megan Fox was good...but she didn't have to stretch much, but was good in the role. I want to see her in a meaty role one day to see if she can TRULY act, but girl did good...and she is HOT. The person that stole the show though was Amanda Seyfried. She made Needy so likable and adorable and i really rooted for the girl! She was so sweet and shy...but ulgy my ass! That girl is HOT! I may be in the minority but i actually prefer her to Megan. Johnny as Chip did good. And I want mention Kyle Gallner as Jennifer's goth boy victim. I really dug him and wanted more of his character. I found his character likable, cute, sweet, and he just turned me on big time. I wanted more of him!
The direction was great! It was full of energy and had some great shots! The soundtrack as well was great. I loved the score and those "sell-them-soundtrack" pop/rock songs weren't bad.
The deaths were pretty cool. I loved how Jennifer had to seduce the men before eating them. But my favorite aspects of the movie would be the relationships. Needy really seemed to want Jennifer (all about that kiss...HOT MAN!). Was it because she wanted her or because she looked up to her? She would really do anything for her. The two girls had great chemistry and i really felt for their relationship as it went to shit. Needy's relationship with Chip was so genuine and sweet and it was just cute.
One of my favorite scenes of the movie would be when Jennifer is seducing a boy and getting ready to eat him, but it inter cuts with Needy and Chip as they're getting ready for their first time making love. The different moods were so different. The scenes with Jennifer were so viscous and sexy, and then when it would switch to Amanda where it's innocent and sweet.
Flaws? Yes i have a bunch. LOL. One of my biggest flaws would be how it wanted to be both funny and scary. When it came to being funny, yes it made me laugh but it wasn't as hilarioius as it thought it was. And it fared even worse with the scares. Except for one tense scene, there was no suspense in this house. The balance act was OFF! When it came to sex and gore? Too much was off screen for my taste...and i feel like there should have been nudity. It would've made the movie even better to my liking and cemented that 80's B movie feel. Some of the dialogue was bad. I like Diablo's writing, yes, but it can get putrid sometimes and sometimes that happened here. The movie felt like it was trying to be a LOT more clever than it was. It was going for a Heathers feel...but Heathers did it better. The movie just felt a bit pretentious.
In the end though, i really liked the movie. Loved it? No. Enjoyed the fuck out of it? HELL YES! I appreciate what the movie was trying to do. It was trying to be different and be clever, and i appreciate trying to be different way more than being dumb or a remake! =D

OVERALL GRADE: 7/10