i be only cautiously enthusiast when rent all the boy love mandy lane and a i instantly remember hearing and read a wide variety of opinion both positive and negative in the short period of time between it brief cinematic release and the distribution towards videostore shelf . supposedly this be the most ingenious and refresh new horror film in year and with non stereotypical teen character and unpredictable plot twist for a change . okay and the basic concept may perhaps sound reasonably innovative but inevitably the screenplay quickly revert to the same old and irritate slasher clichés and and once pass that point even the nifty stylistic trademark can not save the film from dreadful mediocrity . the opening sequence be indeed terrific and literally bath in a moodily melancholic ambiance and which actually make it all the more painful to witness the film sink towards the ordinary level of rudimentary slasher flick . after the sublime intro and showcasing a drunk macho kid miscalculate his jump off a rooftop in order to impress the titular beauty and all the boy love mandy lane turn out to be just another textbook and uninspired horror movie about a bunch of idiotic kid get stone and horny on a secluded ranch before get kill off by a not so unidentified maniac . the film entire pretentious set up collapse faster than a ramshackle house of card represent we never get a proper explanation why mandy herself behave so frigid and haughty towards all her admirer ( because she grow up an orphan and perhaps . oh and boo hoo ) and the boy soon enough illustrate they would settle for sex with any random bimbo and not exclusively with the divine mandy and the final twist albeit undeniably offbeat be just plain senseless . the middle section of be rather boring and doesn not even offer any genuinely horrific excitement ( shotgun killing . please . ) or authentic rancid sleaze . my generous rating 4 out of 10 entirely go to the grainy and unsettling 70 filming style ( with fade color and bizarre but beautiful photographic image ) and the surprisingly marvelous soundtrack . director jonathan levine opt for the classic bobby vinton song seal with a kiss to play during the trailer and end credit and whereas i initially be convince the film would inevitably feature barry manilow cheesy love song mandy .