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I should warn you right now, in “Jennifer’s Body,” there is a scene in which Megan Fox kisses Amanda Seyfried.

With tongue.

It is awesome.

Those of you still sitting here reading this instead of rushing to the theater to buy tickets probably want a little more from your movie than girl-on-girl action involving one of the hottest young actresses in Hollywood.

I suppose you want an actual review then, eh? Well, all right.

“Jennifer’s Body” follows the story of Needy Lesnicky (Seyfried) and her best friend Jennifer Check (Fox).

The two have been best friends since they were very young and are utterly inseparable.

As such, it’s easy for Jennifer to guilt Needy into ditching an evening with her boyfriend Chip (Johnny Simmons) to go see a band in the only crappy little bar their small town has.

Unsurprisingly, things go horribly wrong at the bar.

The whole place burns down, as do many of the patrons.

Needy and Jennifer make it out alive, but Jennifer wastes no time in getting pulled into the band’s creepy van and driven off into the woods.

To make a long story short, Jennifer returns relatively unharmed, though she now has the unfortunate habit of eating people and being demonic, and it’s up to Needy to stop her.

 

 

The screenplay was written by Diablo Cody, the same woman who wrote 2007’s surprise hit about teen pregnancy “Juno.”

As such, much of the dialogue is very quirky and clever and can take some time to get used to. As a result, director Karyn Kusama’s dark and gritty style doesn’t match up and causes the film to fluctuate between dark horror and campy silliness pretty rapidly.

Despite this, the film as a whole is a lot more solid than it has any right to be.

The story keeps going at a brisk pace, the plot twists are somewhat predictable but they make sense, and the film’s conclusion is really quite satisfying.

Fox and Seyfried complement each other well, ably playing the quirky female characters that Cody is quickly becoming famous for creating.

Neither Needy nor Jennifer are particularly deep and complicated, but they work in the context of the film.

“Jennifer’s Body” isn’t what you would expect from a horror film, but in the end that’s a good thing. It’s unique and memorable and one could certainly do worse for their money. Also, did I mention that Megan Fox totally makes out with Amanda Seyfried? It’s pretty awesome.