Jennifer’s Body Blu-ray Review

Jennifer’s Body is a December 29th Blu-ray (with Digital Copy) release from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.  It is a horror thriller story about an alluring cheerleader, Jennifer (Megan Fox of Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), who becomes possessed with a demon after an ambitious band mistakenly believes see is the virgin they need to sacrifice to the Devil to make themselves relevant.  Jennifer’s Body is written by Academy Award winner Diablo Cody (Juno) and directed by Karyn Kusama.

The story evolves after Jennifer and best friend Needy (Amanda Seyfried of Mamma Mia!) are at a bar where a budding young rock band is playing.  As a fire burns down the bar, Jennifer hops in a van with the band.  After a while, she senses trouble and tries to get out.  Instead, she is taken to a remote spot where the bandmates tie her up and brutally ’sacrifice’ her to the Devil (details of which are actually learned later in the film), which they believe is secret to their progression as a band.

Jennifer returns to her friend, bloodied and bloodthirsty.  When local teens begun to turn up eaten and dead, Needy starts to realize what is going on.  She confronts Jennifer for the story and she lays it out for her.  Now, it is up to Needy to do what she must to keep Jennifer from killing anyone else.  Oh, by the way, she has her sights set on Needy’s boyfriend Chip (Johnny Simmons of Hotel for Dogs).

Chalk Jennifer’s Body up in the column of overachievers.  It is one of those movies that conjures up images of an unsophisticated cheesy, pseudo-soft porn movie designed to sell skin packaged as a horror film.  No doubt, there is skin being sold, particularly that of Megan Fox, but there is also an intense, semi-captivating horror story that plays out in a well-presented way.

Megan Fox did not leave her time on the Transformers set with a reputation as a brilliant actress, but she actually does deliver a bit more than just her “body”.  There is nothing subtle about this movie’s title.  There are other options, but the “subliminal” message is pretty much on the table.  You know Megan Fox’s aesthetic appeal is being marketed to young men.  Still, to the director and Fox’s credit, everything is not on display as Fox is never presented nude, despite a skinny dip scene and a couple sexual encounters.

While Fox is a little better than expected, which makes the movie much more credible, Amanda Seyfried as solid, perhaps as expected based on her prior TV (HBO’s “Big Love”) and film success.  Together, they drive the Jennifer’s Body story and help create a moderately entertaining horror flick and a satirical comedy undertone.

Killer Jennifer’s Body Blu-ray bonus features include an unrated extended cut packed with more sex and terror in addition to writer and director commentary, deleted scenes, gag reel, video diaries, a Megan Fox PSA and much more.

Jennifer’s Body Blu-ray Review by Neil of Movie Room Reviews

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