By Todd Garbarini
Amber Heard was nineteen when she played the title character in Jonathan Levine's slasher film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane; she can at least get away with playing a seventeen year-old. Mandy Lane, which debuts this month on Blu-ray, is better known for its reputation of having been shelved for seven years following its debut at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival for reasons best served by another article. Up to this point, Ms. Heard was already a veteran of four films and several television appearances; this is her first real starring role, as the film rests on her shoulders. She gives quite a remarkably natural performance and having seen her work since this 2005-lensed outing, I would attribute her onscreen “nervousness” as the object of affection by testosterone-driven wolves in her midst to her skill as a serious dramatic actress than to an inability to relax...
Amber Heard was nineteen when she played the title character in Jonathan Levine's slasher film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane; she can at least get away with playing a seventeen year-old. Mandy Lane, which debuts this month on Blu-ray, is better known for its reputation of having been shelved for seven years following its debut at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival for reasons best served by another article. Up to this point, Ms. Heard was already a veteran of four films and several television appearances; this is her first real starring role, as the film rests on her shoulders. She gives quite a remarkably natural performance and having seen her work since this 2005-lensed outing, I would attribute her onscreen “nervousness” as the object of affection by testosterone-driven wolves in her midst to her skill as a serious dramatic actress than to an inability to relax...
- 12/5/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The release of the now cult classic "slasher" film 'All The Boys Love Mandy Lane' has been a long time coming, but now curious and devoted horror fans can rejoice! The flick is now available via VOD outlets and will hit Blu-Ray/DVD on December 5th courtesy of Anchor Bay! And earlier this month, FEARnet got to sponsor a special screening over at the Cinefamily in Hollywood, technically serving as the film's premiere! We got to chat with director Jonathan Levine (who has since gone on to a very succesful career with 'Warm Bodies,' '50/50' & 'The Wackness'), actors Melissa Price, Michael Welsh and Aaron Himelstein all about the long overdue release of the movie. Check out the video below, as well as Scott Weinberg's review of 'All The Boys Love Mandy Lane.'
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- 10/25/2013
- by Rob Galluzzo
- FEARnet
Abandoned but never quite forgotten, "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane" finally reaches theaters seven years after it was finished. A graphically violent, sexually explicit teen horror tale, it was close to being ahead of its time, in its time. Now, it plays like a quaint, fairly obvious period piece -- from 2006.
The reason it was worth releasing was its rising star, Amber Heard, just at the beginning of her big-haired blonde bombshell appeal. "Zombieland," "Drive Angry" and the new film "Machete Kills" were years ahead of her. But even then, you could pick her out as star in this cast. And not just because she had the title role.
Mandy Lane is the freshman who "got (bleeping) gorgeous" over the summer before her sophomore year. The boys don't try to hide their lust. She's loyal to best friend Emmet (Michael Welch of "The Twilight Saga"). But dragging him along...
The reason it was worth releasing was its rising star, Amber Heard, just at the beginning of her big-haired blonde bombshell appeal. "Zombieland," "Drive Angry" and the new film "Machete Kills" were years ahead of her. But even then, you could pick her out as star in this cast. And not just because she had the title role.
Mandy Lane is the freshman who "got (bleeping) gorgeous" over the summer before her sophomore year. The boys don't try to hide their lust. She's loyal to best friend Emmet (Michael Welch of "The Twilight Saga"). But dragging him along...
- 10/9/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The Pain is Calling, Oh Mandy: Levinson’s Satisfying Debut Finally Hits Theaters
Premiering at the Toronto Film Festival way back in 2006, Jonathan Levine’s directorial debut, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane will finally hit theaters. Three subsequent films by Levine have been completed and released in the interim, and star Amber Heard has gone on to become a notable rising star in the Hollywood film system. Curiously, his debut is modeled after 1980s slasher flicks, though featuring better character development than many of the grindhouse titles it pays homage to. Trashily compelling in its over the top handling of the male gaze and consumption of the female image, there’s hardly anything revolutionary going on in the thanklessly delayed flick, and it’s blighted with a wowser of an ill-advised final twist. But its rough-hewn edges bring a certain engaging charm, especially considering the film is unlike anything...
Premiering at the Toronto Film Festival way back in 2006, Jonathan Levine’s directorial debut, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane will finally hit theaters. Three subsequent films by Levine have been completed and released in the interim, and star Amber Heard has gone on to become a notable rising star in the Hollywood film system. Curiously, his debut is modeled after 1980s slasher flicks, though featuring better character development than many of the grindhouse titles it pays homage to. Trashily compelling in its over the top handling of the male gaze and consumption of the female image, there’s hardly anything revolutionary going on in the thanklessly delayed flick, and it’s blighted with a wowser of an ill-advised final twist. But its rough-hewn edges bring a certain engaging charm, especially considering the film is unlike anything...
- 10/7/2013
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Not all of them, unfortunately. Which is disappointing, because All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, which played at Montreal’s Fantasia festival, has been riding a tidal wave of praise since its debut at the Toronto Film Festival over two years ago. I could give you links to dozens of reviews proclaiming it to be a reinvention of the teen slasher film, one that takes a penetrating look at the social proclivities of the modern high-school student while delivering a series of subversive shocks to the system. But I’ve been to two screenings of All The Boys now, and I just don’t see it.
What debuting director Jonathan Levine (who far more effectively dissects youthful angst in his second feature, The Wackness) and scripter Jacob Forman have delivered here doesn’t so much undercut youth-stalker tropes as dress them up in the Emperor’s New Clothes of modern cinematic “style”: flash frames,...
What debuting director Jonathan Levine (who far more effectively dissects youthful angst in his second feature, The Wackness) and scripter Jacob Forman have delivered here doesn’t so much undercut youth-stalker tropes as dress them up in the Emperor’s New Clothes of modern cinematic “style”: flash frames,...
- 3/26/2009
- Fangoria
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