Movie Review: Jennifer's Body

Oh boy! Not Academy Award material but not horrible. I expected worse. It's Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Mean Girls meets The Exorcist. Yes, I know, it is blasphemy to mention a movie like The Exorcist in the same breath as Jennifer's Body but they are simply both about demonic possession. The major difference (other then the former being one of the all-time great horror movies and the latter hovering dangerously close to being the worst) is that one is about a sweet girl taken over by a demon. The other is about a girl who is already pretty scary taken over by a demon that's only marginally scarier. The only real change in Jennifer (Megan Fox) is that now, she eats boys. Actually, that's not much of a change. I'm quite certain Jennifer has eaten a boy or two prior to her becoming possessed. Only now, she needs to eat them to stay beautiful. If you can look at the movie as a commentary about teenagers and jealousy and rivalry (the pool scene at the end is classic) it's actually pretty funny and occasionally, scary. And yes, it is a showcase for Megan Fox's body. Guys will probably find her sexier in the Transformer movies where she does not have razor sharp teeth. You don't have to see it in the theater. Wait for it to be On Demand.