Jennifer's Body (3 Stars)

"Jennifer's Body" was shown as the feature for this month's Weird Wednesday. After some hesitation I decided to go to the cinema. I already have it on DVD, but the last time I watched it, 12 years ago, I didn't give it a very good review. Maybe I've changed my mind over the years.

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The film is neither sexy nor scary. Gratuitous nudity would have improved the film. A few jump scares would also have helped. That wouldn't have made it a great film, but it would have made it worth watching. It's forgettable.

After the film a woman wearing a beautiful T-shirt stood up to talk about the film's feminist message. Unfortunately I only heard the first 20 minutes, because I had to leave to catch my last bus. She started by asking the audience if "Jennifer's Body" passed the Bechdel Test. The answer was Yes, but the test isn't decisive in proving that a film has a feminist message. She put too much value in the test results.

In case any of my readers don't know the Bechdel Test: Does a film contain a conversation between two named women which isn't about a man?

The woman in the Scum T-Shirt continued by talking about revenge. She said that a woman is empowered when she carries out revenge. That's a good point. This is the only feminist element that I can see in the film.

At this point I had to leave. I wish I'd heard the woman's name. She's someone I'd like to talk to. She sounded like an intelligent woman.

But I still don't enjoy the film. Feminist or not.

Success Rate:  + 0.0

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