Review of Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) by Alex W — 24 Nov 2007

Genius to the last reel, and admirable beyond that.

This review of Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) was written by Alex W on 24 Nov 2007.

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

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By Dave J (1,987) on 15 Oct 2013

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon brings a fresh feel and a fresh face to the slasher genre…

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By André F (116) on 14 Sep 2013

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By Lauren S (792) on 13 Mar 2017

If you love horror, this is a must see. An extremely clever and meta take on the serial killer sub-genre…

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By Andy C (1,868) on 28 Apr 2015

An offshoot of the path set by Man Bites Dog. Was neither funny enough or interesting enough to stand up on its own…

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By Alexandre P (77) on 10 Mar 2013

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By Liam M (554) on 09 Dec 2016

Creative, cruel, could have pushed the joke a lot farther. Behind the Mask is undeniably fun, meta to a fault, but feels six years too late…

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By Kayla P (46) on 03 Aug 2017

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 Jennifer T (990) on 14 Dec 2018

Definitely a low-budget, B-movie, but watchable. Anything Robert Englund is in, I'll be watching…

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By Chris B (2,902) on 11 Mar 2013

Surprisingly good. a nice twist on the scream theme that manages to out scream the later effirtsvin that franchise…

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