Director Michael Christofer (Gia) and screenwriter David McKenna originally wanted to call their new drama Jell-O Shots, but the company who makes the gelatin balked at the use of its name in the title. Now we know why. Body Shots is a joyless, stillborn mess that loosely concerns a he said/she said rape incident. Rarely have the lives of sexually active photogenic young adults seemed more dull. Christofer uses lots of flashy camera and editing techniques (overlapping dialogue, talking-head soliloquies and countless slow-motion shots). Still, no amount of technical trickery can make these obnoxious hormone cases interesting. Christofer and David McKenna even have the stupidity to weave an ill-conceived and anemic romantic subplot into the story. Never has celibacy looked so inviting. (R)

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