Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon Critic Reviews
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An ingeniously twisted mockumentary.Read the full review
Behind the Mask is original and weirdly delicious, and executed with gory aplomb.Read the full review
The movie's a cheeky, low-budget goof on dice-and-slice horror films, but for all the visible seams, it's a lot cleverer than "Scream."Read the full review
The movie has more cleverness than violence, and its breakdown of cliches is vivid and witty. Baesel is an extraordinary presence, holding the film together with his mesmerizing performance, charm and openness, and Goethals measures up to him.Read the full review
Most of this is fairly predictable spoofing, and Englund is wasted as a psycho-hunting shrink clearly modeled after Donald Pleasence's character in "Halloween." But there are moments when the proceedings are unsettling and original.Read the full review
