The October 12 of 13

The penultimate film in the October 13th watch was a horror/comedy called Jennifer’s Body, which featured performances from Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried.

This one was up and down for me. There were things that I thought were clever and enjoyable, but there were other aspects of the film that I found disappointing and dumb.

I really liked the relationship between Seyfried’s Needy and her boyfriend Chip (Johnny Simmons). I thought that relationship defied the typical relationship you would see in a teen film and I thought they had a rooting interest. I was very unhappy with the resolution of this coupling.

Megan Fox was actually pretty good in this role, even if a lot of it was dumb. Fox as a demon-possessed creature oddly fit.

Unlike some of the other films I have seen lately, this one’s conclusion was much better and provided some satisfaction after much of the disappointment of the story up until this point.

The film was lacking any real funny moments as I may have laughed once. The scares were almost minimal as it just depended on having some blood on Megan Fox or having her make scary faces when she attacked her victims.

The parents and teachers (especially the terrible wigged up version of JK Simmons) were so lost and were lacking in this story at all. Everything was so unbelievable that when the parts that were supposed to be normal is difficult to believe, the fantastical isn’t going to work either.

This is not the worst movie I have watched during the October 13, but it is down the list for sure.