Jennifers Body

  • 2009


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Average Rating 2.6/5
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2.0
By contrast, Jennifers Body is clever for its own sake, a showy piece of writing that doesnt have that all important ballast of sincerity. Av Club
1.5
By contrast, Jennifers Body is clever for its own sake, a showy piece of writing that doesnt have that all important ballast of sincerity. Av Club
1.5
Even if the movie doesnt end at the right time, tacking on another five minutes at the end due to a second unnecessary ending, theres enough good with .. Den Of Geek
3.8
There is within Diablo Cody the soul of an artist, and her screenplay brings to this material a certain edge, a kind of gleeful relish, thats uncompro .. Rogerebert
1.5
While not exactly lifeless, Jennifers Body sure could be fresher. Variety
4.0
A welcome antidote to the sexless romanticism of Twilight, Kusama and Codys female driven horror comedy explores the premise that hell is a teenage gi .. Time Out
3.1
Jennifers Body represents a cornucopia of ideas, both comedy and horror, and the determination of the filmmakers to simply play the odds of getting mo ..
1.5
Despite its selling points, however, Jennifers Body cant help but feel unsatisfying. Screen Daily
1.5
Fox saying, I want you helpless, doesnt scare; it arouses because thats why you hire Megan Fox at this point in her career. Collider
2.5
The failure of Jennifers Body lies with the partnership between Kusama and Cody. Collider
2.0
The result is more mash than smash as Jennifers Body squanders its initial good will by failing to deliver the goods on either score.
1.5
Takes up a common theme of slasher films that queasy, panicky fascination with female sexuality that we all know and turns it inside out. The New York Times
1.3
A pathetically worthless horror piece from nearly top to bottom that fails in virtually every genre and subgenre it wanders into. E Film Critic
4.0
Stays on the level of a smarter than average Saturday night demon fest. Its still better than most of what we horror fans are served, haters be damned .. E Film Critic
1.0
A bag of goods that is so shabby that if it had been written by anyone else, it probably would have landed squarely in the direct to video trenches an .. E Film Critic
2.0
Oscar winning Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody does her slanguage laden best to make Jennifers Body about a high school hottie (Megan Fox) turned boy cho ..
3.5
Enjoy the film for its witty dialogue and fun performances, but know that there isnt a single good scare. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Fox is fun as a demonic harpy, but sadly the meeting of Hollywoods two rocknroll queens is closer to safe studio product than slash and burn envelope ..
3.0
Its not nearly as clever or entertaining or fresh as it had every right to be, but its an entry into the high school horror genre that deserves its ow .. Cinema Blend
2.0
If a flick is gonna get all zombie on everyone, it should try not to become a bloody mess. Ny Daily News
1.5
Overall Jennifers Body is just a boring movie punctuated by occasional humor and fewer scares. Screen Rant
3.8
But just when you think youll never take another sip from a vampire movie, along comes the delicious Jennifers Body .So put away your prejudices and d .. The Globe And Mail
2.5
These are difficult tones to find and maintain, and Body neither locates nor keeps them.The movie is plagued by clumsy staging, and its attitude is al .. Philly
3.1
In a clunky but not unlikable way, the filmmakers play with ideas about female sexual voracity. Philly
2.0
You have to give Cody and her cohorts credit for trying to pump some new blood into a stale genre, and there are moments of inspired cleverness...but .. One Guys Opinion
1.3
But the comfortable wit of Codys Oscar winning screenplay is largely absent here, although the rhythms of the dialogue indicate that she may be trying .. ReelViews
3.0
The only real problem is that even though theres plenty of blood, guts, and general creepiness, nothing in Jennifers Body is really what youd call sca .. Tv Guide
2.5
Cody attempts to sprinkle the script with more rhythmic slang, but this time the rhythm is off; the dialogue does not sing. Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
Alas, as it turns out being clever with your exploitation tropes tends to just make them boring especially if youre not actually all that clever. Chicago Reader
1.9
Everything else that surrounds the central story arc feels like unnecessary weight. Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
Closing credits feature an epilogue that tries to be edgy but merely feels like a setup for more of the same.
2.5
It wears its goriness like an affectation, so one is never truly invested in the tale. Usa Today
3.1
The Men Who Stare at Goats has been infused with an unapologetically silly and irreverent sensibility that proves effective at instantly luring the vi .. Reel Film Reviews
2.0
The premise Mean Girls with demonic possession and a feminist subtext is promising. But the film fails to deliver either laughs or scares in sufficien .. The Times
2.0
What felt fresh and original two years ago, in Juno, has lost its luster now; despite being entirely unrelated except for having the same screenwriter .. Eric Ds Nider
3.0
Should you still be concerned about the films appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detai .. Screen It
1.5
And while Cody doesnt do anything satirical, scary or sexy with the concept, a more fundamental flaw is this: Jennifers Body is desperately uncool. Independent
3.5
The film is peppered with witty echoes of vampire and zombie movies. Shadows On The Wall
2.5
Its not enough to describe Dead Man as simply an anti western; its an iconoclastic deconstruction of late 19th Century American values and mores, many .. Pop Matters
4.0
The View London Review out ofstarsRunning time:minsDirected by Karyn Kusama and written by Diablo Cody, Jennifers Body stars Amanda Seyfried as nerdy .. View London
3.1
Its said that girls are horror film fans, which seems mystifying: Could there be a more disempowering genre for women News Day
3.1
While shes more interested in laughs than suspense or scares, gorehounds and admirers of the pinup star will not go home disappointed. New York Post
1.5
It tries to be equal parts snark and snarl think Mean Girls meets Carrie. But its unsuccessful at doing either of those things well. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.0
While Foxs performance as a high school girl possessed by a demon would seem key to the fortunes of the film, Amanda Seyfried, as her unlikely best fr .. Az Central
1.9
The questions posed by the arch horror movie Jennifers Body include: Will there be a second chance for Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody Boston
3.5
No, Jennifers Body is never as frightening as it should be, and its certainly never as hip and funny as it would like to be, but neither is it a disas .. Mountain X
1.3
Its a serviceable premise, but the execution fails on almost every level. Star Tribune
1.5
Its as if everyone in Jennifers Body knows theyre a character in Jennifers Body: The New Movie From Badass Chick Screenwriter Diablo Cody...
1.9
The picture devolves into a standard stalk n snack vampire flick. Toronto Star
2.0
Written by the gifted Diablo Cody, the movie is not terrible but disappointing, a calculated hybrid flick that goes out of its way to be cool, edgy, s .. Emanuellevy
2.0
The film is not without merit and has more corpses and red corpuscles than the anaemic Twilight series of vampire flicks. Guardian
3.0
The movie wants the scariness to imbibe the all too real horror of being a teenager, and convey a Carries time of the month blast of fear. Guardian
3.5
Packed inside dazzling visuals, the movies salubrious message is plenty entertaining. Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
the various ingredients Diablo Cody tosses into the script blender mix into a lumpy mess, rather than the smooth concoction you might expect. Q Network
1.0
It isnt thrilling. Fox cant act. The backchat is more filthy than funny. Daily Mail
2.0
Sometimes the film has a brisk pacing while most times the movie just slows down to a halt and hardly manages to make good on its promises of grue and .. Cinema Crazed
0.5
Advertisement: And theyre just filler for the big showstopper, anyway: Line up now, guys, for the gratuitous lesbo makeout session. Salon
4.0
Surely it was going to be a snarky, schticky mashup of Twilight and Girls Gone Wild. Slate
1.0
Yet amid all its man traps, macho posturing and monetary moralising, this is an overfamiliar exercise in by numbers filmmaking that always seems merel .. Eye For Film
2.5
Whats The Deal: I wished a lot of things while watching this movie. Movies
3.5
Juno gathered strength as it headed toward its wistful, touching conclusion, which made it easier to put aside any annoyance with all that honest to b .. Time
3.0
Funny in places but the scares are tame and the tone is very uneven. Express
1.5
Starring Milla Jovovich, this sci fier pretends to be a documentary detailing alien abductions in, of all places, Nome, Alaska. The Irish Times
2.0
The movie is so busy trying to invent a hip new lingo and show off its cleverness that it never manages to tap into the visceral rush that defines bot .. Las Vegas Weekly
3.0
And hey, it features Fox skinny dipping, snogging girls and wearing a cheerleading outfit.Ticks enough boxes, right Total Film
2.0
Punctuated by gory episodes, but lacking in suspense and surprise, Jennifers Body works more as a teen sex endorsement ad for hormone raging audiences .. Coles Mithey
1.5
The film doesnt feel the least bit creepy, theres no unsettling gore, and not one original twist on the genre leaks through. Pajiba
2.5
When your favorite part are the ingenious stills of a bloody massacre accompanying the end credits thats never a good sign, the devil in the details h .. Movie Freak
3.8
Other moments are darkly funny.Codys script under the director of Girlfights Karyn Kusama, who brings a top notch visual style manages to combine thos .. Aisle Seat
1.5
The writing is amateurish, which is sad since it comes from an Oscar winner.The directing is self defeating. 7M Pictures
2.0
Tart, largely humorless and tonally challenged, Jennifers Body, is what happens when good scripts go wrong or perhaps when directors completely miss t .. The Play List
2.0
Jennifer seduces and devours a boy, again and again, without much variation. Oregon Live
2.5
It is not nearly as funny or clever as Cody and Karyn Kusama evidently think it is and it telegraphs its intentions too bluntly to be scary. Boxoffice Magazine
3.0
The result is original and often amusing, and if it doesnt have you shrieking with terror it at least has some genuinely creepy moments. Maki At The Movies
1.5
Most of it isnt nearly as catchy or epigrammatic as it is simply peculiar.
2.0
Some weakly constructed things are better left asleep in their coffins. Varia Gate
3.1
Its not that Jennifers Body is horrible.It has some funny moments, some mild titillation that should have been amped up and a running time thats short .. Three Movie Buffs
3.0
Theres only so much female empowerment that can be taken away from a film which slips so easily into slasher movie clichAs and ultimately ends in a ma .. Digital Spy
3.0
Not likely to wow die hard gore fans or anyone looking for the originality and wit of Juno, but it wont break your heart like, well, Jar Jar Binks. It .. Games Radar
3.0
What I love about this movie is, surprisingly, that Megan Fox is excellent. You Tube
1.5
Jennifer is the popular, vapid one with no feelings (He thinks hes cute enough for me. The Stranger
2.0
REVIEW Jennifers Body Who: With Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons. Cleve Land
3.1
The humor comes primarily out of Diablo Codys brilliant dialogue, so fresh and poppy that it practically invents its own vocabulary, and this is its s .. Dustin Put Man
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en .. News Blaze
2.5
Which leaves Jennifers Body as a dud: an unfunny horror comedy without enough laughs, scares or sex to be worth your time or money. Hollywood And Fine
4.0
A lovers tryst turns to carnage! A catfight between chicks in prom dresses in a swimming pool! Set pieces like these should be a slam dunk, even shot .. The Arts Desk
4.0
Codys blend of humor, horror, and satire is not entirely assured, though she scores more hits than misses as she explores both the victimizing and pre .. Killer Movie Reviews
2.0
Its a thankless job to direct a Cody script, but Kusama doesnt show any flair for the genre, focused more on the parts than the whole. Brian Or Ndorf
3.8
Actually, it plays more like a teen comedy than a horror film, and thats not a bad thing. Film
3.5
I hate chick lit and get bored with torture porn, but it turns out that putting the two of them together creates the proverbial peanut butter chocolat .. Io9 Gizmodo
3.6
Too many of the attempts at humor fall flat while the dramatic and thrilling elements become increasingly absurd. Nyc Movie Guru
1.3
While the horror/thriller genre can be made to serve a good character study, it simply doesnt work when theres not enough character to study. (a one s .. Movie Crypt
1.5
Much to the chagrin of the randy male teens that Jennifers Body is meant to lure into theatres, theyre offered nary a glimpse of Ms. Foxs naked glorie .. Straight
1.5
But if theres lauding to be awarded to Cody this time around, its only for the honesty of the extremes in a best friendship between two high school gi .. Hollywood Chicago
4.5
Whilst it doesnt have to be viewed as anything more than an engaging piece of work, many continue to view it as only a genre film (with the typical co .. Film Companion
3.0
Likely to strike a chord with the turbulent teens Cody captures so well, this vividly lurid tale has cult movie written all over it and may well enjoy .. Sky
2.0
Thats a big no no in the world of horror, where even the most way out premise needs to touch on some aspect of its audiences real life fears. Sbs
2.0
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2.0
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2.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
3.0
Moments like this, when the horror genre is deftly deflated, are sadly few and far between often, scenes are either humorous or exciting, but rarely b .. The Shiz Nit
1.5
The result: Jennifers Body is never scary and only sporadically amusing. Mercury News
4.5
But hey, thats 1954 for ya, and it doesnt make Rear Window any less brilliant. Polygon
4.5
Its bleakly funny campy and witty, like screenwriter Diablo Codys previous hit Juno, but with gruesome turns that make it a perfect spooky season watc .. Polygon
1.0
As Jennifer rampages the town, lame digs at pop culture targets such as Miley Cyrus and Aquamarine ensue, leaving us to wonder how much time Cody spen .. Under The Radar Mag
3.8
Writer Diablo Cody lobs smart and too smart for her own good bombs throughout Jennifers Body, a blend of horror and comedy featuring Fox as a girl who .. Post Gazette
3.0
Hell is a teenage girl is the concept driving this enjoyably messy horror comedy from the writer of Juno. Metro
3.5
Bookending the summer, we now have the peculiar bombing of Jennifers Body, a rare horror movie with genuine style and wit (thanks to Diablo Codys clev .. Dvd Talk
1.5
Like an attention seeking teenager, Jennifers Body desperately wants to be cool. But the strain shows, which is decidedly uncool. What So
3.0
Playing more like a routine horror, there is little mystery to the tale and Kusama serves up even fewer shocks. Scifi Now
2.5
Both Fox and Seyfried are hobbled somewhat by the heavy handed direction of Karyn Kusama, a gifted filmmaker who seems unwilling to surrender to the e .. Jam! Movies
1.5
Theres not a moment in Jennifers Body thats intentionally scary, and the characters never reach beyond the level of stereotype.
4.5
Jennifers Body is horror thrown back at us with its tongue firmly in its cheek and its conventions open for all to see.
1.5
heres something a bit sour about the whole enterprise, a lack of fun that becomes more evident as the injuries and indignities piled upon poor Needy a .. New Republic
3.0
Juno scriptwriter Diablo Cody puts her poison pen to work in a slippery comic horror that unfolds like a gutted high schoolers intestines. Sky
3.5
The picture has a tone smart and slashingly sarcastic thats all its own. Its actually kind of brilliant. M Tv
1.5
Jennifers Body is not scary enough for horror and not knowing enough for commentary on horror. Movie Mom
3.0
Its funny in parts, but not consistently so; it dabbles in Lynchian weirdness, but never fully commits; its fairly gory, but lacks any proper scary bi .. Future Movies
3.0
Snarky teen banter, 80s era spring formal attire, overly clever and self conscious pop culture inflected quips and bon mots Jennifers Body has screenw .. Nicks Chager
3.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. New York Time Out
3.0
Wondering what it would be like if Juno never got pregnant and two awkward high school kids fall in love, but then you combine that with a best friend .. The Scorecard Review
3.5
I appreciate how uses her instrument to convey this character. She can be sexy, scary, evil or gross whenever she wants. Can Mag
2.0
Clever one liners dont cover the cruelty here.Jennifer is shallow. Orlando Sentinel
2.0
There are probably worse ways to go out than being devoured by Fox... but the film squanders all the fun from what could have been a hilarious, gore f .. Detroit News
3.8
Though it runs out of steam in the end, this Body is worth examining. Illinois Times
2.5
Jennifers Body plays it safe and familiar. Juno would not be pleased. Metromix.com
5.0
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1.5
Jennifers Body substitutes hipster credibility for emotional currency, confuses pop psychology insight with substantive social commentary, and measure .. Cinematical
2.0
The amateurishly directed Jennifers Body is a bust as ha ha horror movie. MSN Movies
3.0
The film itself isnt that great ... underneath all of the stuff that doesnt quite work is a film about teenage girl best friends that is spectacular. Dread Central
3.0
Cody has a few nice points to make here about the frenemy dynamic of some girl girl relationships: the drama, the connection, the power plays, and the .. Movie Mom
4.5
The bitingly smart, funny teen speak is carried over from Juno, along with sharp pop culture references and a sassy feminist attitude, but the million .. Web Archive
3.5
For fans of Heathers, Mean Girls and Buffy The Vampire Slayer, heres a tasty morsel of a high school comedy horror that puts girls in the driving seat .. Web Archive
3.0
Fortunately, occasionally aimless direction is saved by a witty script from Diablo Cody. Web Archive
2.0
But theres a savory second layer to the flick: the dynamic between the two girls. Web Archive
3.8
It just kind of works theres something delightful about watching a jailbait hottie cooing Youre just Jell O cuz youre not invited one moment and slurp .. Web Archive
1.0
Its crass, thoughtless, and unnecessary, but at least its consistent with the movie as a whole. Ear Of Newt
2.0
Unfortunately, Jennifers Body is a horror movie, and the inevitable girlfright devolves into senseless bloodbath, which doesnt suit the talents of eit .. City Beat
4.5
Jennifers Body is a script thats acutely aware of its place within popular culture. Film Monthly
3.0
Kusama and Cody dont fully succeed in making Jennifers Body as clever as intended, but...they unleash some potent ideas and subvert the genre Reel Times: Reflections on ..
4.0
While its not ostentatious, its very beautiful in its simplicity and frames filled with pertinent information nature is a design thematic throughout t .. Horror
1.5
There is a fine, almost invisible line between the satire and the B movie, and unfortunately for Cody, her new film spends nearly two hours looking fo .. Brandon Fibbs
2.0
Despite a few good ideas and flashes of genius in the script, the whole film is a total bore. News Of The World
3.0
The real saving grace of Jennifers Body comes in the way its two principles play off against each other. Mania.com
3.5
Codys script is delightfully disturbing with well written dialogue and pretty decent scares.
2.0
But Juno scribe Diablo Codys script is inconsistent in tone, crude instead of edgy and generally dull instead of hip and cool. Daily Record
2.0
Jennifers Body is full of ideas, but it doesnt have much in the way of tonal control. Deep Focus
3.1
Surprisingly, more than a dumb teen exploitation film relying completely on Foxs fame and promises of risqu behavior to sell tickets. Part campy, part .. Dc5
2.0
Codys sophomore effort shows no real feel for teen comedy or teen horror; somebody undid her doodle. MSNBC
2.5
That fright flick deftly combined horror, gross out gags and clever quips to create an immensely entertaining melange of chills and giggles. Washington Times
4.5
Were at the dance and even though I dont think theres a theme Needy comes styled like this Chip is on his way to the dance when hes stopped by Jennife .. Auto Straddle
3.1
Jennifers Body features a feisty script by Juno scribe Diablo Cody, but the film still falls for all the staid horror cliches. Washington Times
5.0
It is perfect, hilarious, genius, flawless, and just about every other positive adjective you can list. Cosmopolitan
1.5
Jennifers Body assures that Cody is not a one hit wonder not that she needed to prove it. The Coast
3.1
Enjoy some quirk with your blood splatter. While certainly not the most innovative of horror comedy flicks, Jennifers Body still has some pizazz, than .. The Movie Kit
1.5
KW: So I guess I would say overall, probably we dont recommend it, if you havent seen it in the theater yet. Bitch Media
2.5
The integral problem with Jennifers Body is that of tone. Or lack thereof. Blog The Horror Show
1.5
The most poignant dialogue is the simplest: I feel so empty right now. Patheos
4.0
While George A Romero certainly wont be losing any sleep, failsafe ingredients gore, guts and hotties making out with each other make this a movie bou .. Daily Mirror (UK)
2.5
When the demon possessed Jennifer opens her mouth to feed, its a horror. But when shes opens her mouth to speak its worse. Much worse.
1.9
What might have been a penetrating high school comedy a new Heathers or Mean Girls turns out to be nothing more than a cheap horror flick packed with ..
1.3
Attempting to instill wit into a witless horror flick, Diablo Cody shows that her faux hip dialogue does not a feature make. Cinema Sight
0.0
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3.0
With women calling the shots on this production, Im sure were supposed to think this is empowerment, but Im not sure this is what feminism is really a .. Screen Wize
2.9
Jennifers Body is about as scary as Mean Girls, which makes a lot of sense since Diablo Codys comedy about evil high school girls is really just a gor .. Ask Men
3.0
The satirical spin on female sexuality and high school hierarchies implied by its Carrie meets Heathers cinematic reference points are more confused t ..
2.5
Its not an out and out trainwreck, but more of a boring but ultimately forgettable bus ride home to visit your parents. Camp Blood
1.5
I dont think its trying to subvert that kind of movie, which is what people seem to have been hoping for. Its trying to BE that kind of movie. LYTRules.com
4.4
Diablo Cody and director Karyn Kusama seem less interested in cheap scares than in something more substantive: exploring the purgatorial existence of .. 7X7
3.0
... a brisk, bloody mix of gory horror and high school comedy, Mean Girls of Darkness or Army of Heathers, to put it in pitch speak.
2.5
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5.0
This movie thrives on its intended level of Scream style horror comedy, blazes through its running time and had me laughing throughout. OK! Magazine
1.5
Its more clever than funny ha ha, and has a handful of seriously creepy moments ... the movie a smarty pants horror buff cooks up while ticking off gr .. Amc
3.0
Episode 51: Jennifers Body / One Cut of the Dead / Nosferatu the Vampyre
4.0
Unfairly maligned upon its initial release, Jennifers Body proves to be a pitch perfect blend of horror and comedy. Horror Queers Podcast
1.5
Jennifers Body now ticks all of the boxes for what film audiences are now desperately demanding from Hollywood... them.
2.0
Codys script is steeped in the same distorted teen jargon that her reputation was built on, but the self conscious slang seems far more noticeable her ..



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