All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (Jonathan Levine)

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After being held back for 7 years this finally got released in theaters.

[Skitch]

I watched this years ago.

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I watched this years ago.

That's cool.

[Ezee E]

I heard good things back from the Stanley Film Festival.

[Skitch]

That's cool.

Sorry, I should've said "I watched this so long ago I've forgotten what it was about. I remember it not being that great."

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It's going to be so weird to think of this as a 2013 film, considering how many movies Levine has made since. I'm glad it's finally been officially released though.

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Did not realize this had been released in theaters. Big fan. Pasted my brief review from before below. In general, I love Levine's sense of earnestness and love of his characters as he has displayed in all three of his films I have seen (still haven't seen The Wackness).

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane is a film remarkably in tune with the kind of hazy, druggy and vignette-laced atmosphere of a lot of late teen get togethers. It is also a super-smart film in its construction, Levine's camera ever gracing Mandy Lane's curves and floppy hair that masks her face keeping her so much of an enigma. The film's lust after her, mirrored by the way she enraptures everyone in the film, may seem cheesy, but once you get to the ending, you see what makes her such a special character and careful creation. The grooves of the film and the expert camerawork, often casting a dreamy vibe to the film, are pretty impeccable. There's actually a warmth and calmness to a lot of the shots in the film and Levine clearly in inspired by 70s-era horror films and the music is typically sunny though rarely used in an ironic manner, it more accompanies the film's styling which Levine almost seems to want to rail against the horror and not for it.

Honestly, it's just a genre film really well done. Very smart and exceedingly well crafted.