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Despite the title, it’s definitely Megan Fox’s body that will bring most people to the movie theater for this film and, for the most part, leaving them unfulfilled.
Jennifer (Megan Fox) and Needy (Amanda Seyfried) have been best friends since childhood, and although Needy has lived in the shadow of Jennifer, she still cherishes their friendship despite their differences. Jennifer is “high school evil”— she’s a knock-out, and not only does she know it, she loves it. Needy is Hollywood’s idea of a nerdy chick. A not-as-hot girl with glasses and intellect. Unfortunately, Needy’s desperate conviction in their friendship eventually wins over any intelligence she may have had.
It all starts when Jennifer drags Needy with her to see a no-name band she’s been drooling over. During the set, chaos breaks out when the small venue catches on fire, killing eight high school students. The band later becomes local heroes for “saving” many from the fatal flames, but they shortly bring on a twist in the plotline that’s easy to spot from the beginning.
Diablo Cody, the writer of Juno, seems to have wanted to appeal to the current high school generation based on the Wikipedia and Myspace references, bubblegum pop lingo and bands complete with eyeliner and faux-hawks. However, with an R rating, she’s reaching the wrong audience.
Even though Jennifer is snacking on naive horn dogs, there’s none of the female victimization that’s seen in slasher flicks. Her almost-topless scenes and the random girl-on-girl make-out session don’t brand this as restricted, but the ineffective use of the F word and totally useless sex scene probably does. Alas, a horror movie with no frontal nudity.
Audiences will more than likely be satisfied with what they do see of Megan Fox, and may end up laughing at some of the ridiculous attempts at teenage humor. The storyline is definitely lacking and could even be considered tacky, but overall I have to admit I was entertained. Depending on how much you want to see Fox on the big screen, it might be worth your cash to just skip the theater and wait for this to come out on DVD.
Rating: C+
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