Jennifer's Body
2009
***
Director: Karyn Kusama
Cast: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, J. K. Simmons, Amy Sedaris, Adam Brody, Kyle Gallner, Cynthia Stevenson, Chris Pratt, Carrie Genzel, Juan Riedinger
Needy and Jennifer have been inseparable since childhood, although they are like chalk and cheese. When Jennifer becomes possessed and starts feeding on the flesh of her male classmates, Needy must try and stop her best friend. Diablo Cody broke to the scene with her verbally rich screenplay for Juno, but her follow-up is a bit of a mess. This horror comedy features plenty of quotable lines, but it is smug and not nearly as clever and subversive as it thinks it is. The horror elements are formulaic and the friendship between Needy and Jennifer never feels genuine. Upon its release, the film was a critical and commercial flop, but it has gained a cult following in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
