Shaftesbury Avenue 21:40 Saturday 7 November 2009
Hmm. Another disappointing film. I went to see it against my better judgement after hearing a positive review on radio: Diablo Cody wrote the script and she was responsible for the witty reparte in Juno (2007) which I really liked. I avoid most horror films these days but a friend also heard good reports about the film and she mentioned that it was largely produced by women. Given that one of the reasons I stopped seeing horror films was many of them seem to feature misogynistic stories I thought I;d give this a chance. But no: horror is still horrible as far as I'm concerned. Jennifer (Megan Fox) is a pretty high school student who courts the attention of a succession of guys (Johnny Simmons & Adam Brody) - but then she turns into a vampire and her jaw drips with blood as she gorges on another victim. Her friend, Needy (Amanda Siegfried - who I recognise from films I've liked: Mean Girls, Alpha Dog) also gets terrorised by Jennifer when in vampire mode. The dialogue was OK but nothing special - a few jokes about 'emo' and where the stake gets plunged. All the biting and scratching and screaming becomes repetitive after a while. It's just not my thing all this gore. 5/10.