Jennifer's Body

Although the concept of the film is a thousand times warmed-over from perhaps every possible point of view, the story itself is told in a rather appealing way. Megan Fox is downright delectable (though unfortunately it works just the opposite), and together with Amanda Seyfried they have created the quintessential beautiful/ugly girl archetype. After the excellent Juno, Diablo Cody has strayed into slightly more "primitive" but all the more fun and darker waters, giving rise to a typical popcorn film that delights and works really well as an unpretentious diversion. A weaker 4 stars. (2009-11-17)

He, he! This is no silly wannabe horror for teenagers, but a very well made and sharp satirical comedy that requires an audience with a sense for insight. With Megan Fox I wasn’t sure until the end whether she acts like that because she doesn’t know any better, or because that’s what they wanted from her. Either way, I got used to it after a few minutes and it no longer irritated me. We could argue about the story and the way it develops, but I will refrain from it this time because I don’t think it’s important – what matters here are the dialogues and the one-liners. If you want to enjoy Jennifer’s Body, you will enjoy it. 7/10 (2009-11-03)

Jennifer's Body is actually a classic tale about coping with the end of high school. It's just conceived as a horror, a very bloody horror, but one that works and has its strengths precisely because it goes beyond the boundaries of gore, although not too much, and also because it's entertaining. I had a good time with this film, although a little editing would definitely have done it some good. (2015-10-12)

While Megan deserves a full rating on her own, Amanda doesn't look too bad either, and the film itself surprised me several times with a good idea and a quality scene, it's still nothing more than a terrible mess full of stale sexual innuendo that blends comedy and horror as clumsily as one could possibly imagine. To be more precise, it's neither funny enough to be a comedy, nor scary or gory enough to even resemble a horror movie, which is a pretty big problem. So what does it matter that the hottest chick of the moment is in front of the camera half-naked and showing her breasts when she is part of such a boring and bland spectacle? And what on earth prompted the iconic Bishop to join in the crazy feminist games at the end? I felt really sorry for him. :) 50% (2013-07-05)

It wasn’t as bad as I feared. The screenplay was definitely intriguing and, in a thieving blend way, original (you see, nobody has blended these ingredients together before now). In terms of acting, pretty decent (even Megan managed to squeeze something out if herself) and, if it weren’t for the tired direction, maybe I would have given one more star. (2009-11-27)