B-


Seen it back in August...

I really really can't understand the hype around this movie. The film is being hyped as one of the most original and inventive slashers in recent times. I sadly missed most of that. Now it is NOT a typical slasher flick. It gives its character time to develop (though that doesn't quite succeed) and the first victim is about 50 minutes into the (90 minutes long) film. Needless to say I found myself a bit bored at the beginning. It doesn't help that I guessed the huge main "twist" of the movie about three minutes into the film. It is still quite effective and nice, but not unpredictable obviously.

Once the slasher part gets started, it's fun, quick and brutal, but doesn't completely make up for the rest of the flick. I don't see where all the hype is from, really...

I'm going to watch this in a little bit. I did watch the beginning and can tell I'm going to love it.

How are you going to watch this?

I downloaded a DVD screener .

Email it to me if possible. I would download it myself except right now I'm using a computer given to me from work that blocks those sites. Doesn't block email though. That would be so awesome!

Hmm, I can try it. I've never done that before so I'm not positive it will work. Send me your e-mail.

ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE - 9/10 (A-)

It's no surprise, but I loved this horror film. The cinematography and direction are superb, as is the soundtrack. Amber Heard is the perfect Mandy Lane. When you have a plot like this one and need the audience to believe everyone would be infatuated with this character then you better have someone damn fantastic in the role, and Heard makes Mandy Lane simply heavenly.

My only complaints are that the middle section got a little slow, but everything before and after were excellent, especially the first section of the movie.

And last...

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I wish it would have ended with them committing suicide. It would have been psychotically touching. But I didn't mind the actual ending either.

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Yeah, I included spoiler warnings, so hopefully they were enough and you didn't read them .

An excellent horror film! It's a fresh and interesting take on the slasher genre, which has unfortunately taken a backseat to the "torture-porn" craze in recent years. I think what I liked about it the most was its style. It reminded me a lot of Marcus Nipsel's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which is one of my favorite horror movies ever. It had this gritty, realistic feel that separated it from most films of its type. The direction by Jonathan Levine was top-notch and while the film didn't scare me I found many sequences quite disturbing and chilling. Amber Heard was awesome in this and steals the spotlight from just about every other actor. Anson Mount was also decent and I liked his character a lot. Other than that the characters are fairly unlikable, but it didn't bother me too much. And I thought the ending was absolutely awesome. Unexpected yet very satisfying, and it fit with the theme of the rest of the film as well. But as much as I'd highly recommend this one, I can understand why it's having distribution problems and hasn't seen a release in the U.S yet. I can't see it doing very well when it is released stateside, because it is similar to films such as Wolf Creek - which I loved for its long and ominous buildup and general audiences hated it for. But still, with this, The Strangers and The Ruins, this is turning out to be one of the best years for horror in a while. A-

Glad you loved it. Mandy Lane is one of my favorite horror movie characters ever too. The style is definitely what I loved most about the movie. I wish they would release more horror movies with this amount of beauty. It's not really a horror movie that tries to be scary.

I know the movie wouldn't be a big hit, but I still hate that they keep pushing around a release date, and it might not even get a wide theatrical release anymore. When/if it finally does make its way to the big screen, I plan on checking it out again there.

They definately chose the right Mandy Lane. Heard was pitch-perfect in the part and just looked like an angel, hehe. The rest of the film was pretty ok, nothing outstanding there. B

Good slasher. Nice performances and fantastic cinematography. I liked how it tried to be different, but ultimately it fails. The end could've been so much better without any last minute twists (How I hate those!) But it is much more memorable than any of the recent slasher efforts.

7/10 (B)

I've been thinking about this movie a lot lately. I know I've never posted a review for it but I think it's the best slasher since the SCREAM trilogy and it's just horrible how it's being pushed around like it is. Why Senate (I think that's the studio anyway) decided to release THE INFORMERS before this is just stupid. While I'm the only person in the world who loved that movie, MANDY LANE would have made at least $10 million with a decent release date and made them some money, which THE INFORMERS never was going to do. While a theatrical release would be amazing (how I would love to see it on the big screen with an audience!) I just wish they would at least release it on DVD so it could find some fans who haven't already downloaded it nearly TWO YEARS AGO!

I just found out Deep Discount sells imports and hard to find movies. Just ordered this on Blu-ray since it will play on US players. It was under $9 and shipping is 0.99. What an awesome deal. Who knows when it's going to see a US release. It is currently listed as temporarily out of stock, but if it doesn't ship it's not like I'm losing any money.

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Not worth the wait. In fact, its long and winding seven-year road from the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival to a release in the United States is more interesting than the film itself. I do admire its bid, however thinly conceived, to toy with the sexual politics of violent genre films, and there are a couple neat aesthetic decisions, including the elegiac use of "Sister Golden Hair" and the foreboding, luscious photography, although I hate how many key sequences are obscured by aggressive, self-conscious editing straight out of a late-nineties music video. And the film simply never satisfies on the most basic and important levels. It is neither frightening nor suspenseful, and, whether by design or not, the dim, uncouth characters are a chore to spend an hour and a half with.

C

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane

That was bad. Super low-budget, incredibly bad acting, terrible special effects/editing, and one of the worst hot girls put to film. Seriously, she was so plain and boring. Melissa Price and Whitney Able were much hotter than Amber Heard, who is just such a boring bitch. Then there's Mr. Anson Day Lewis, who is the most pointless character of all.

There were a few good pieces of music, used effectively, but it's just a shame that they were used on this crap and not something of merit.

D