Jennifer's Body - my 2 cents (spend them for what they are worth)

The quick version? I really, really liked it. I recommend it to people who love quality camp horror and want to like indie films but don't get into the usual subject matter (you know, kids who have film studies degrees - like I do - but loathe listening to their classmates explain how stellar Garden State was. Because it wasn't... it was just OK, and I can admit that now).



Back to Jennifer's Body. The scorecard:

Casting Director - Solid "A" for you, my friend - not an actor out of place, so far as I'm concerned. I even enjoyed Ms. Fox.

Art Director/Cinematographer/Costumer - FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC JOB - "A+" - that slo-mo scene with "Jennifer" all in pink and the blur of blacks and grays around her in the hallway? Over the top artistically speaking, but in a really, really good way.

Make up - Super A - everyone looked perfect, and not in the plastic Hollywood way.

FX Make up - I wanted to hug you hard during evil-Jennifer's debut on screen; the perfection of that smile was part M. Fox's doing, but the placement of the blood? That was your genius. "A+" for that scene alone. I love you; never stop doing what you're doing, 'cause it's golden and it makes me giggle.

Diablo Cody - "A" for concept and pacing, "B-" for believable girl-on-girl sexual tension, and a forking "F" for freaking failure at dialogue, specifically slang: NO ONE TALKS LIKE THAT - PLEASE MAKE IT STOP - IT'S DISTRACTING - STOP WATCHING HEATHERS. ... there, I said it, I'm done, I feel better.