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Jennifer's Body (2009)
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Overview
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Writer (WGA):
Diablo Cody (written by)
Release Date:
18 September 2009 (USA)
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Tagline:
She's evil... and not just high school evil.
Plot:
A newly possessed cheerleader turns into a killer who specializes in offing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror? full summary | full synopsis
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Amanda Seyfried Is Leaving Big Love!
(From MovieWeb. 21 December 2009, 1:38 PM, PST)
Weekly DVD & Blu-Ray Chopping List 12/22/2009
(From Fangoria. 21 December 2009, 8:35 AM, PST)
(From MovieWeb. 21 December 2009, 1:38 PM, PST)
Weekly DVD & Blu-Ray Chopping List 12/22/2009
(From Fangoria. 21 December 2009, 8:35 AM, PST)
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This came from the pen of an Oscar winner?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Megan Fox | ... | Jennifer |
 | Amanda Seyfried | ... | Needy |
 | Johnny Simmons | ... | Chip |
 | Adam Brody | ... | Nikolai |
| Sal Cortez | ... | Chas |
 | Ryan Levine | ... | Mick |
 | Juan Riedinger | ... | Dirk |
 | Colin Askey | ... | Keyboardist |
 | Chris Pratt | ... | Roman Duda |
 | Juno Ruddell | ... | Officer Warzak |
 | Kyle Gallner | ... | Colin Gray |
 | Josh Emerson | ... | Jonas Konelle |
 | J.K. Simmons | ... | Mr. Wroblewski |
 | Amy Sedaris | ... | Needy's Mom |
 | Cynthia Stevenson | ... | Chip's Mom |
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Rated R for sexuality, bloody violence, language and brief drug use.
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102 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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USA:R (certificate #44717) |
UK:15 |
Ireland:16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
South Korea:18 |
Canada:13+ (Québec) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Australia:MA |
Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Argentina:16 |
Brazil:16 |
Germany:18 (nf) |
Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) |
Mexico:B15 |
Germany:16 (extended version)
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References Angel Heart (1987)
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New In Town
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When/Where is the trailer for this movie being released?Is the title a reference to Courtney Love's song of the same name?
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| Good Movie | spiderman112004 |
| BAD movie | SoElegant |
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I appreciate all types of horror, from the intelligent and atmospheric to the plain dumb and gory, but in the case of Jennifer's Body, I have to admit that I just don't get it: I can't identify with the characters; I fail to understand their motivation; I don't appreciate their idiotic 'hip' language; but most of all, I just cannot comprehend what the film was trying to be. Did writer Diablo Cody intend Jennifer's Body to be a straight-up horror, a dark comedy, a teen drama, a pro-feminist tale, an allegory, or even perhaps, a mixture of all of these? Whatever the intention, it doesn't really work.
Veering awkwardly from one poorly constructed scene to another, Jennifer's Body offers very little in the way of scares, laughs, or emotional content, and if there is a deeper meaning to the film—and the inclusion of recurring imagery does support this idea—then it's virtually impossible to decipher, making it all rather redundant. Even those who choose to watch in the hope of seeing Megan Fox in the altogether will be disappointed: despite playing a sex-mad schoolgirl slut who becomes a seductive boy-eating succubus, she fails to flash the goods.
Of course, there is the much touted lesbian clinch with nerdy best friend Needy (played by Amanda Seyfried, who is much hotter than Fox in my opinion) to keep the lads (or ladies) momentarily happy, but a little girl-on-girl action alone does not make a good film.