Review of Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) by Jordan W — 20 Jul 2009

Interesting idea for a comedy horror but it does not quite succeed as either.

This review of Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) was written by Jordan W on 20 Jul 2009.

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon has generally received positive reviews.

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GREAT movie. Funny, and scary, and super suprising take on the horror film. Love that it has freddy and rubberface in it…

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By Kayla P (46) on 03 Aug 2017

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