Jennifer's Body (2009)

Director:

Karyn Kusama

Writer (WGA):

Diablo Cody (written by)

Release Date:

18 September 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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?

Plot Keywords:

Best Friend | Cheerleader | Blood | Lake | Underage Drinking

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, bloody violence, language and brief drug use.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

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)

Filming Locations:

Devil's Kettle Falls, Minnesota, USA

Company:

Dune Entertainment

Trivia:

Colin's invitation to take Jennifer to "Rocky Horror at the Bijou" is in fact a reference to the "Bijou" a student-run movie theater through the University of Iowa. Diablo Cody had graduated from the University of Iowa in Media Studies.

Quotes:

Jennifer Check: Where-where are we going?
Nikolai Wolf: You don't have to talk if you don't want it.

Movie Connections:

References Aquamarine (2006)

Soundtrack:

New In Town

Am I the only one?

Am I the only one that thinks Diablo Cody is a terrible writer? Though I did enjoy it, Juno was extremely overrated, and this piece of crap cements it for me. I hate Diablo Cody as a writer. Her contrivance and witty attempt at being hip and relevant just doesn't fly. I will give her credit for trying to look at dialog from left of center, but people don't talk like that....well except maybe Diablo Cody. But I didn't go to see a movie full of Diablo Cody's, I went to see a movie with moving characters you care for. If they die, I should care, which I didn't. and the "twist" ending made the Happening look like Citizen Cane, and I'm talking in this day and age where my future unborn children already know what rosebud is. It is still more of a reveal than this movie. It was a shame because there were same great actors in this movie and Megan Fox. Though I will give both Cody and Fox credit, because she actually fit the dialog well, but it doesn't make me hate it less. I found myself bored, and bored in a horror movie is unacceptable. I've seen some awful horror movies too, but never have I been this bored. I gave this movie 3 stars, one for Amanda Seifried, one for the (in my opinion) under appreciated Kyle Gallner, and one for the few interesting shots throughout the movie. Notice NONE for Diablo Cody!