For the past couple of years, Megan Fox has been one of the hottest things to walk on God’s green Earth. Since Transformers, she literally has been the biggest image of the movie, even more than the Transformers themselves. Despite all of this, I want to say she’s not a very good actress. Of course the only two things I have ever seen her in have been the two Transformers films. Who is a good actress, though, is Amanda Seyfried, her co-star in the upcoming horror/comedy, Jennifer’s Body. She was terrific in Mama Mia! and had a good supporting role in Alpha Dog. But, back to Fox. I feel it unfair to write her off as a “bad actress” when all I’ve seen her in is Transformers, as Michael Bay films obviously aren’t an actors’ haven. I think I need to see a few more movies of hers to make a conclusion. I would like to see her take on a challenging role or even take the indie route, but right now, Jennifer’s Body should be sufficient.
"I'd rather be out killing someone, than listening to this."
Fox stars as the title role, Jennifer Clark. Jennifer is the most beautiful girl in high school and every male wants a piece of her. Naturally, she’s also a cheerleader. One of her childhood friends is the polar opposite, nerdy friend, Anita “Needy” Lesnicky (Amanda Seyfried). While attending a rock concert, Jennifer falls victim to a satanic ritual performed by the band in hopes of getting recognition for a record deal. When the ritual goes awry, Jennifer is possessed by a demon. With Jennifer now evil, she begins to lure boys near her for the purpose of killing them. Anita is suspicious of Jennifer’s evil behavior and must find a way to stop her before her killing spree extends to all the high school boys.
The movie also co-stars J.K. Simmons (I Love You, Man and a favorite of mine), Johnny Simmons (The Spirit) and Adam Brody (Thank You For Smoking). Karyn Kusama directs Jennifer’s Body, who has also directed Girlfight (starring my favorite actress, Michelle Rodriguez) and Aeon Flux. The screenplay was written by Diablo Cody, who recently won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Juno.
The lake-ness monster.
As I stated in the past, I like horror movies and I think this one looks pretty sweet. An Academy Award winner in Cody writing it is the most important aspect. It’s just up to Fox and Kusama to make it happen. It does have a good supporting cast with Seyfried and Simmons so I think this will turn out well. Plus, it brings in the comedic aspect, which is always a plus in my book. It will probably be in a similar vein to Drag Me to Hell, and it looks like it pays homage to Sam Raimi as Fox wears an Evil Dead t-shirt in the trailer. This should do well since Fox is a big name and I’m sure every male can’t get enough of her. I’ll probably see this because I like Seyfried and I want to see Simmons working from another Cody script, since he was really funny in Juno. Plus, I actually want to see Fox do well and change my current opinion of her. But, I’m also one of those males who wants to see her for the visual factor, too.
Jennifer’s Body opens September 18th.
