I’m saddened to report back re: Diablo Cody’s latest horror-lite fare – I’m slightly disappointed. Though Megan (and Amanda too!) is easy on the eyes, even Megan’s body couldn’t fully save what should have been a riskier, scarier, and waaay more campy film.

Jennifer is your classic high school bitch kept in check by her dorkier, down to earth BFF Needy (Seyfried). Friends since the sandbox, the girls go out to the only bar in their small town of Devil’s Kettle, which as it turns out isn’t just a clever name!  They check out a band, Low Shoulder, who then proceed to offer Jennifer’s body to Satan in order to sell their souls for fame.

That’s ‘Jennifer’s Body’ in a nutshell. It had a great cast (‘Veronica Mars’ alum Kyle Gallner and Adam Brody support), and a brilliant premise that I was banking Cody to bring home. It just didn’t go where I was expecting. We’ve all seen the trailer! Look at the awesome potential! :

Bloody. Disgusting. Kinda creepy. But ‘Jennifer’s Body’ stopped at “kinda” in more ways than one. The movie failed to go that extra mile necessary for Camp Gold. You’ve already got a campy story, why not run with it! The references/Diablo-dialogue was there, but even that could’ve been more excessive. Why hold back? Why not show Jennifer in full beastie form? Why not show more blood and carnage? The movie already had the R rating and definitely should’ve pushed the envelope more instead of simply relying on Megan Fox to fill seats.

I didn’t hate it, but a DVD viewing could’ve totally sufficed.

Sorry, Diablo. I still love you though.