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"3 stars"
by Lew Irwin
full review:
A horror flick that was actually shown to critics? That in itself says a lot about Jennifer's Body, which is actually receiving a good share of raves from critics. It's the latest vampire movie. Yet another one? you say. Well, replies Rick Groen in the Toronto Globe and Mail: "Just when you think you'll never take another sip from a vampire movie, along comes the delicious Jennifer's Body. So put away your prejudices and drink deep -- bloody fun is here to be had." A.O. Scott in the New York Times begins his review by writing that it's an "unholy mess," then quickly explains: "I mean that as a compliment. Yes, the movie's gory set pieces are executed with more carnivorous glee than formal discipline, and its story is as full of holes as some of its disemboweled victims. But coherence has never been a significant criterion for horror movies." And Lisa Kennedy in the Denver Post notes that the movie "is more of a hoot than a scream. And that suits us just fine." But Cary Darling comments in the Dallas Morning News that "for a film that's supposed to be both scary and funny, it's not really either most of the time."
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