Jennifer's Body

Sometimes, comedy and horror blend extraordinarily well. Look what happened to Scream. Jennifer's Body is one of the few exceptions where this concept works. Witty humor and surprisingly well-acted performances coincide to make this movie a fun, Friday night treat.

Penned by the Oscar winning Diablo Cody (Juno), the movie's premise is rather tricky. Here, we have the beautiful and unattainable Jennifer (Megan Fox) and her nerdy, but cute best friend Needy (an amazing Amanda Seyfried). These two are the definition of an odd couple. Jennifer is sexy, sleek, and well, pretty dumb while Needy is her contradictive counterpart. Needy is always watching over Jennifer, suspecting if she doesn't look before she leaps, she will get in trouble. And that's exactly what happens.

Jennifer and Needy attend a local concert at a scummy bar to see fresh indie rock band Low Shoulder, fronted by sexy, but douchey Nikolai (The OC's Adam Brody) who is, go figure, attracted to Jennifer (who wouldn't, right?). Things take a turn for the worse when the bar is burnt to the ground by an unexpected fire. Jennifer, Needy, and the band escape unscathed. But Jennifer is willed into the band's van and disappears from Needy's view. The movie takes a weird and rocky turn when Jennifer returns to Needy bloody and beaten up and, well, not her - vomiting up something that looks like "roadkill and sewing needles". Jennifer's beauty remains but starts feasting on some of the boys at the high school. What happened to her when she stepped into that van? Watch the movie and find out. :)

I thoroughly enjoyed the movie after a second viewing. The movie did not fair well with critics or audiences but that is to be expected. This movie, despite the awesome soundtrack and popular leads, was not meant for mainstream audiences. I believe this film will be a cult fave in a few years. I am also not a fan of Megan Fox, after her...lackluster acting skills in the Transformer movies, but I did enjoy her in this and believe she could be a good comedic actress. The saving grace of this film belongs to the adorable Amanda Seyfried - I absolutely loved her in this. She was so cute and believable and ultimately, frightening (in later scenes). The movie also boasts an amazing soundtrack featuring Panic at the Disco, White Lies, Black Kids, and the film's own band, Low Shoulder with their catchy "Through the Trees". If you don't like Megan Fox, I would still rent this little gem and be prepared to have a good time if you enjoy Diablo Cody's strange but hilarious dialouge, throw backs to classic horror movies, and innocent indie rock.

3.5 stars out of 5