Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Brody

A newly possessed cheerleader turns into a killer who specializes in offing her male classmates.

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123 critics

R, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Karyn Kusama

Release Date: September 18, 2009

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DVD Release Date: December 29, 2009

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  • November 6, 2009
    Diablo Cody's tribute to her love for horror is surprisingly generic. Were it a DTV Sci-Fi film, this would be fantastic, as a theatrical release it lacks a little something. It's all a bit obvious and the dialogue is once again irritating for the most part. The kids in this film...( read more) use the word "salty" to describe someone beautiful, they even explain the meaning. This only gives the impression that Cody is continuing with trying to get her scripts to reflect herself, and create her own form of 'cool'. Fox manages to check the boxes that her character requires and Seyfried makes a decent lead. Brody doesn't really convince as a mad rocker, but like most of the film, it's OK enough.
  • October 29, 2009
    People just don't get it. I got it and I had the time of my life.

    Fuckin awesome!
  • October 20, 2009
    Uhh...gotta think about what to say for this one...review pending.
  • October 7, 2009
    This is underrated, but not by much. The good line to shockingly awful line ratio is much more skewed toward the latter than it was in Juno, which may seem impossible to those out there who weren't exactly fans. But the fact still stands that there are good lines; sadly, for many...( read more) people, the breathtaking clunkers like Megan Fox telling Amanda Seyfried to "move on dot org" are going to stand out far more. It's actually a pretty functional B-movie, if you're into that, but a lot of people seemed to think that Megan Fox's presence meant it was intended to be something revolutionary or massively successful. Why would anyone put Hollywood's ~it girl~ in something so kitschy? If you're really tolerant, you can mentally parse the bad dialogue into camp allure - what is a campy movie, but something meant to be clever and failing, anyway?

    And actually, it pleases me to announce that Megan Fox isn't all that bad in this. I've kind of developed this odd love for her because of her total lack of inner monologue, and the dumb things that regularly tumble out of her mouth, but a lot of the time I think she's probably right. Anyway, I think she has an undervalued gift for comic timing, and her rude-girl persona really works to her advantage here. I felt the movie worked because she is acerbic enough to portray unbelievable bitchiness. The role may not be an enormous stretch, but next to what's asked of her in Transformers, it sure as hell looks like it. Of course Amanda Seyfried acts circles around her, but that's less Megan Fox being bad and Amanda Seyfried being awesome. She is seriously great and I hope this movie's failure didn't kill her career, because she has bright things ahead of her if she finds some high-exposure roles.

    The movie's obviously not scary. The direction is too flabby, and the plot too clueless, to ensure the tightness a horror film needs. You could literally sum up the film's events with "best friends were in a fire, then one of them killed people, then (spoilers but it wouldn't be more than five words), then the end" and not really miss anything important. It's difficult to appreciate the movie holistically, but I found a lot of little things and funny quirks to latch on to. Honestly, though it may be a comedy, I think it's half the kind you laugh with and half the kind you laugh at. Sumptuously inept, but inept just the same.
  • October 1, 2009
    Well this was amusing. (& nice use of words?that are so totally not their meaning!!)
    Remember kiddies when messing with the occult.. MAKE SURE NO Substitute!! Oh one of the O.C. gang is in this.. never watched so no idea. But this was pretty cool & somewhat original. A few gag ...( read more)areas 7 seeing Megan Fox not looking all too ?pretty? damn! What a difference! This is a definite watch for Halloween! C+
  • November 8, 2009
    It's nonsense but enjoyable nonsense !!!
  • November 8, 2009
    For a horror-comedy, it is neither horrific nor funny... and there isn't absolutely anything else being offered. Amanda Seyfried gives her best and Megan Fox doesn't completely suck (well, only literally). Also, I found out I'd rather have phony hipster teenagers reciting Cody-sp...( read more)eak than 99% of the rest that appear in horror movies.
  • November 8, 2009
    Not too bad, nowhere near as clever as its think it is. Megan Fox is hot but her acting is terrible.
  • November 8, 2009
    A lot scarier than you would think, Megan fox is an awful actress but the script is hilarious
  • November 8, 2009
    Don't know why half the reviews for this are negative. I thought it was well wriiten and funny. Did go a little bit slow at times but still a good watch.

Critic Reviews


September 23, 2009
Armond White, The New York Press

Vanessa Hudgens and Alyson Michalka played more complex and affecting versions of these roles in Bandslam -- and neither was embarrassed with the name Needy. full review

September 21, 2009
Kurt Loder, MTV

The picture has a tone - smart and slashingly sarcastic - that's all its own. It's actually kind of brilliant. full review

September 18, 2009
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Jennifer's Body falls into the dispiriting category of dumb movies made by smart people, in this case a glibly clever writer and a talented director who think a few wisecracks are enough to subvert th... full review

September 18, 2009
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

The movie substitutes calculation for brains, and the filmmakers seem to think we'll all be too stupid to notice. full review

September 18, 2009
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Takes up a common theme of slasher films -- that queasy, panicky fascination with female sexuality that we all know -- and turns it inside out. full review

September 18, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Director Karyn Kusama is torn between duty to female empowerment and slasher convention. But Fox shows a comic flair that Transformers never investigated. full review

September 17, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

It's a serviceable premise, but the execution fails on almost every level. full review

September 17, 2009
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Seyfried approaches her role with such honesty and vulnerability that she transforms the movie; you see, in her bottomless blue eyes, that she long ago accepted being the girl that nobody noticed. full review

September 17, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Jennifer's Body tries hard to be cool, gross and nasty but feels forced and misses the mark. full review

September 17, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

There is within Diablo Cody the soul of an artist, and her screenplay brings to this material a certain edge, a kind of gleeful relish, that's uncompromising. This isn't your assembly-line teen horror... full review

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Comments


  • rachelleeshinyie
    November 6, 2009
    i luv this movie.
    megan fox is so damn hot!!
  • stephenwong11
    October 8, 2009
    I just like the girl name Megan Fox in this movie because she is pretty. Even that the ratings of this movie is low and everybody didn't like it, I still like it because I like the way how pretty Megan Fox looks.
  • gollumlobo
    October 6, 2009
    yesterday i went to see it
    it was great especially the part
    wiht megan fox and amanda seyfried having sex
    but i don´t really like the end of movie
  • Primroselane58
    September 20, 2009

    I think Megan Fox has a wonderful comedic quality, when Amanda Seyfried says she is going to stop her she lookes just skeptical enough, when she says, you can hardly finish gym class, it was just the right touch of sarcasim. I really think because of her looks people underestimate her.I think when characters in the movies add that touch of i'm just playing cat and mouse with you and I can end this anytime I want, it adds a certain level of scariness.
  • llamaspit3838
    September 16, 2009
    we all agree shes hot but man she sucks at acting
  • andrewvparish
    September 16, 2009
    Looks interesting, gonna think about see this one!
  • SwitchOnTheDark
    September 14, 2009
    Oh look another film for Megan Fox to act badly in!!!As if transformers wasnt all she could ruin!
  • wolfgirl95
    September 11, 2009
    OMG I want to see this movie soooo bad!!!! I'm not a lesbian and im not bi but i aint gonna lie. Megan Fox is hot.
  • logankingcobra
    August 31, 2009
    i can not wait for this movie to come out megan fox is hot hot hot hot and this going to be a great movie
  • SkywalkerJones
    July 14, 2009
    My dream comes true.Megan Fox as a sexy cheerleader.can t wait.

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