Review of Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) by Melissa B — 04 Jul 2009

When it comes to slasher films, let's face it : none of them will ever be.

Original, and even though they comprise at least half of the horror genre,.

They are most of the time, the single worst piles of compost ever put on.

Film.

This movie, although a slasher flick, actually takes a step forward by.

Releasing an entirely original concept. Which is about goddamn time if.

You ask me. God knows why it's taken this long for an original slasher.

Film.

Taylor Gentry, the main character and the filmmaker in charge of her.

Group, makes a documentary of the psycho killer world, and proceeds to.

Follow around Leslie Vernon as he explains (in great detail) how slashers.

Prepare, plan, and execute their killings.

The more interesting liberties taken in this film is the mixture of humor and.

Seriousness. Leslie himself is quite an enjoyable character despite being.

The "bad guy" of the film, and his enthusiam for what he does is.

Remarkably fresh. Furthermore, he even explains the reason why the.

Slashers do what they do, and philosophically speaking, I actually.

Understood his reason!

Director Scott Glosserman definitely knew what not to do with the slasher.

Franchise and very intelligently carried out this excellent piece of film. The.

Actors collected are all good in their own right, and the story pretty much.

Writes itself. Nothing is hard to follow, and even the twists are great.

For slasher and general horror fans who are desperate to see something.

ORIGINAL with the genre, I strongly get behind this film.