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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.

Rated: 18 [See Full Rating] for strong disturbing violence, pervasive drug and alcohol use, sexuality/nudity and language - all involving teens.

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

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... 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 location, the teens start dissapearing one by one. [More]

Starring: Amber Heard, Anson Mount, Edwin Hodge, Michael Welch

Starring: Amber Heard, Anson Mount, Edwin Hodge, Michael Welch, Whitney Able, Aaron Himmelstein, Luke Grimes, Melissa Price, Adam Powell

Director: Jonathan Levine

Director: Jonathan Levine
Screenwriter: Jacob Forman
Producer: Keith Calder, Chad Feehan, Felipe Marino, Josef Neurauter
Composer: Mark Schulz
Studio: Senator Entertainment

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As it is, Mandy Lane feels bogus and compromised: an unreconstructed horror romp in the guise of a nerdish intellectual.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
10/18/08
Xan Brooks
Xan Brooks
Guardian [UK]
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All the boys might love Mandy Lane -- discerning horror fans, however, will not.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
02/15/08
Dan Jolin
Dan Jolin
Empire Magazine
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Engaging, sharply acted slasher movie that's a cut above the usual rubbish, thanks to a decent script and impressive direction by Jonathan Levine.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
02/14/08
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

A thoroughly derivative, boringly ordinary affair in desperate need of a hockey-masked psycho or razor-gloved ghoul to liven things up.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
02/12/08
Neil Smith
Neil Smith
BBC
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More of a dramatic freak-out than your standard teen slasher horror. Although the effect is exactly the same.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
06/09/07
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

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.

Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | comment Comment
06/18/09
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com

Dumb kids doing dumb things for dumb reasons.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
05/06/09
Edward Havens
Edward Havens
FilmJerk.com

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.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
10/18/08
Blake French
Blake French
Reel.com

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.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
10/15/08
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

A rather dull meat-and-potatoes slasher film front-loaded with lots of tedium where character development used to go.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
08/26/08
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

The film is pretty good, but suffers a little bit from serious-itis.

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment Comment
07/26/08
Lucius Gore
Lucius Gore
ESplatter

Think of it as "There's Something About Mary" with a twist of "Friday the 13th"...

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
07/17/08
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

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.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
07/15/08
Jeremy Knox
Jeremy Knox
Film Threat

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.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/01/08
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

a feature length music video that's too busy admiring itself it the mirror to make any sense

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
05/22/08
Blake French
Blake French
Filmcritic.com

A serial killer's wet dream peopled with all sorts of repugnant, rich, bored and terminally cynical Texas teens.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
04/13/08
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

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.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
03/16/08
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

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.

Full Review Source: musicOMH.com | comment Comment
02/13/08
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
musicOMH.com

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.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
03/13/07
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

Director Jonathan Levine's film displays an intelligence lacking in most teen slasher pics.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
09/23/06
Mark Medley
Mark Medley
Globe and Mail
 
 
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Latest News for All the Boys Love Mandy Lane

May 07, 2009: End of the Road for Mandy Lane? Opens in new window
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 Opens in new window
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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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