All the Boys Love Mandy Lane-2006

Director Jonathan Levine

Starring Amber Heard

Scott’s Review #38

Reviewed June 18, 2014

Grade: B-

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane is an interesting, experimental horror-meets-art film from 2006.

On the surface, it appears to be a by-the-numbers slasher throwback involving a group of teens spending a boozy weekend on a Texas farm, of course, in the middle of nowhere.

They are systematically killed one by one.

This sounds standard, but there are some moody, artistic, beautiful scenes mixed in, hence the horror/arthouse label.

There is a certain “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” charm to it as well.

The story, however, makes little sense, and the protagonist’s motivations are confusing and never explained; while adventurous in parts, the film ultimately fails due to its inconsistencies.

The characters are also rather unlikable, perhaps intentionally so, as these are the characters the audience enjoys seeing hacked to bits.