As it is, Mandy Lane feels bogus and compromised: an unreconstructed horror romp in the guise of a nerdish intellectual.
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10/18/08
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2009)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:12
Rotten:12
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: Mandy Lane has enough wit and craft to spark the horror fan's interest, but is not sufficiently original for mainstream audiences.
Theatrical Release:15-02-2008
Synopsis: Amber Heard stars in this teen horror romp as Mandy Lane, a plain girl whose summertime metamorphosis into a hottie gets her invited away for the weekend with the popular kids. Once in the isolated... [More]
Starring: Amber Heard, Anson Mount, Edwin Hodge, Michael Welch
Director: Jonathan Levine
Reviews for All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
Top CriticAll the boys might love Mandy Lane -- discerning horror fans, however, will not.
02/15/08
Top CriticEngaging, sharply acted slasher movie that's a cut above the usual rubbish, thanks to a decent script and impressive direction by Jonathan Levine.
02/14/08
A thoroughly derivative, boringly ordinary affair in desperate need of a hockey-masked psycho or razor-gloved ghoul to liven things up.
02/12/08
Top CriticMore of a dramatic freak-out than your standard teen slasher horror. Although the effect is exactly the same.
06/09/07
Cluttered with obnoxious CW-scented teen characterizations, cartoonish parades of clumsy adolescent lust, and fruitless stabs of suspense, Lane is a rotten idea all around.
06/18/09
Dumb kids doing dumb things for dumb reasons.
05/06/09
So self-conscious that the movie feels like a feature length music video that's too busy admiring itself it the mirror to make any sense.
10/18/08
One of the more memorable teen-oriented horror movies of the last few years. As much a comment on the objectification of women as it is a grimy, violent, enthralling slasher pic.
10/15/08
A rather dull meat-and-potatoes slasher film front-loaded with lots of tedium where character development used to go.
08/26/08
The film is pretty good, but suffers a little bit from serious-itis.
07/26/08
Think of it as "There's Something About Mary" with a twist of "Friday the 13th"...
07/17/08
Mandy Lane isn’t a masterpiece by any definition, but it is a fine and well crafted piece of work that a lot of care and attention to detail was put into.
07/15/08
May have an indie budget but equally evokes the rich landscapes of early Terrence Malick and the grimy grindhouse tales of the '70s, converging poetically into its heartmashing climax.
07/01/08
a feature length music video that's too busy admiring itself it the mirror to make any sense
05/22/08
A serial killer's wet dream peopled with all sorts of repugnant, rich, bored and terminally cynical Texas teens.
04/13/08
Like far too many modern horror films, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane flaunts its knowledge of classic genre fundamentals but fails to do anything very clever or surprising with them.
03/16/08
with teenagers, there will always come a time when innocence must be lost - but Levine's film transfixes this moment with the sharpness of a razor.
02/13/08
What distinguishes it from the slasher flock, however, isn't its kills, but its smarts: the extent to which it taps into the high school psyche and recontextualizes its usual sex-alcohol-and-drugs temptations.
03/13/07
Director Jonathan Levine's film displays an intelligence lacking in most teen slasher pics.
09/23/06
Latest News for All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
May 07, 2009:
End of the Road for Mandy Lane? 
Jonathan Levine's long-in-limbo "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane" will sit on the shelf at least awhile longer: Senator Distribution has canceled its July 17th release date. More...
February 13, 2008:
Amber Heard on All the Boys Love Mandy Lane: The RT Interview
We sit down with the young talent on the rise and get to grips with Jonathan Levine's smart horror and her role in the Judd Apatow-produced Pinapple Express. More...
July 24, 2007:
Trailer & Poster review
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July 17, 2007:
Horror Flick Mandy Lane Gets Bumped and Bought
When I saw All the Boys Love Mandy Lane at the Toronto Film Festival, I dug it a whole lot. The Weinsteins sure seemed to as well, but just this week they canceled the release... More...
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