Any clout that Diablo Cody earned by winning the Academy Award for "Juno" have been officially erased by "Jennifer's Body." The problem with "Jennifer's Body is that it is not funny enough, scary enough, or sexy enough to make anyone happy. After this, Diablo Cody will not be able to sell scripts for "B" films, let alone major features.
When you have Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried as the leads, it is hard to go wrong but it does go wrong. At it's best, "Jennifer's Body" could have been an episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" but the problem is that there are no characters to care about and that is the fault of the screenplay.
Megan Fox is easily the sexiest actress around today and in this film she shows that if she works really hard, she might one day achieve the status of Jennifer Tilly. Her character has no personality whatsoever. Amanda Seyfried is actually pretty good but she has more to work with in the script. Apparently J.K. Simmons has signed a contract to appear in every Diablo Cody film. He is good but does not have a very large part.
"Jennifer's Body" is a watchable film but it is disappointing. If it had one-tenth the humor of "Juno," I would have been happy. Sadly, it appears that Diablo Cody was a one hit wonder.
When you have Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried as the leads, it is hard to go wrong but it does go wrong. At it's best, "Jennifer's Body" could have been an episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" but the problem is that there are no characters to care about and that is the fault of the screenplay.
Megan Fox is easily the sexiest actress around today and in this film she shows that if she works really hard, she might one day achieve the status of Jennifer Tilly. Her character has no personality whatsoever. Amanda Seyfried is actually pretty good but she has more to work with in the script. Apparently J.K. Simmons has signed a contract to appear in every Diablo Cody film. He is good but does not have a very large part.
"Jennifer's Body" is a watchable film but it is disappointing. If it had one-tenth the humor of "Juno," I would have been happy. Sadly, it appears that Diablo Cody was a one hit wonder.