Nov 05 2009
Jennifer’s Body
In the spirit of HALLOWEEN, Nurul & I went to catch the cool dark slasher flick Jennifer’s Body starring the oh-so-ever-luscious body of Megan Fox at Illuma Bugis Junction on opening weekend.
Plot
Jennifer Check (Megan Fox) was your typical everyday hot cutie cheerleader which all the guys were yearning for. However, things take a sudden twist after attending a pub performance by Low Shoulder (a punk band with Adam Brody of the OC as the lead singer). After the performance, Jennifer never really came back. Gruesome murders & mutilated bodies starts surfacing around the school as Jennifer’s best friend, “Needy” Lesnicki (Amanda Seyfried of Mamma Mia! & Mean Girls) begins to see the change in her once BFF. Well, it ends in an awesome showdown between the girls as Jennifer targets Needy’s boyfriend, Chip (Johnny Simmons).
Cinematography
It knows they have an unoriginal plot thus the moved away from horror to a more horror comedy. Scary yet light and funny. There are many scenes which gives this inter mix of horror and comedy especially the part when Jennifer was about to kill Goth Boy while Needy was making out with her boyfriend Chip. Also, I kinda like the last shot when Needy was trying to kill Jennifer in Jen’s bedroom. The slow motion and deep play in tensions from hate to hopelessness to self-sacrificial. A nice touch in my view.
Acting
I have to commend the strong chemistry between Megan Fox and especially Amanda Seyfried. They had an uncanny connection as we could believe a hot bombshell could be friends with a geeky plain girl. We all know Megan Fox can act as the hot bombshell but it’s different without the robots and when she’s actually a killer. Amanda also continued her Mamma Mia cutesy geeky gal that turns psychotic despairs upon learning the truth.
Overall
To be frank, it’s not an original plot. It has been seen countless of times lastly being used by Twilight. However, it’s a very nice dark humour horror. Thus, that’s what makes the difference. It’s a typical teen movie displaying the sexual tensions, desires & worries among pubescent adolescence. It’s not a respected horror movie (Do catch Darah. I heard strong reviews for it.) It’s a nice show to catch if your bored and just want to have a few laughs and scares.
Ratings
Plot: 1/5 (Unoriginal)
Acting: 3/5 (Nice performance by Megan & Amanda)
Cinematography: 3/5 (A few cool cinematic shots)
Special Effects:3/5 (Life like killings.)
Overall: 2.5 + 0.5 (The extra 0.5 is for Megan Fox being so hot!)
Fai @ ilovelookinggood
