Behind the Mask: Directed by Scott Glosserman and written by Scott Glosserman and David J Stieve.This is a movie that I have heard about for years singing its praises and it peaked my interest. I never took the time to actually watch it. I finally broke down and watched the film. Boy am I glad I did. This is a delight. This is a mockumentary that also works as a legit slasher film. It switches back and forth between the mockumentary and an atmospheric slasher film. This movie is really funny first and foremost. It's funny just all by itself. It's even more funny if you're familiar with horror slasher films. It takes place in a world where Freddy, Jason and Michael Myers are real and operate unhinged from the police. Leslie wants to model himself after them and so he goes about training for his night to make his legend alongside his heroes. A journalism student in an attempt to make a name for herself follows him along with her crew. It takes you through the ropes of him setting up a realistic way of doing slasher scenes. It shows you his mentor.But the movie moves past the jokes and takes you into the slasher world itself. The jovial, fun loving Leslie becomes slasher movie villain Leslie who flips around and has a terrifying demeanor. It plays with convention and it brings a smile to this horror fan's face. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone. Just a good movie to watch and enjoy. I give this film a B.

This dissects a slasher movie and takes an irreverent look at the making of a monster. The problem is that it tries to be funny and it tries to be a slasher. It fails at both. Freak Out (2004) was funny and knew all about all horror. This knew about mainstream horror and nothing more. It does turn against most slasher movies by removing the gore and replacing it with mild humour. You know what? I liked where it was going but I didn't like it when it got there.

I really enjoyed this, and I think it's under rated. It's very difficult to make a film that is at once a parody of a genre that fans of that genre can enjoy, and still be a decent film within that genre. But like the original Scream, Behind the Mask pulls it off.It's got humor, as the slasher they're following around, plain as day, explains his plans and the trouble he runs into (has to do tons of cardio so he can keep up with everyone while they're running off and he looks like he's standing still), and fear because you wonder if the documentary crew are just going to let this man butcher a bunch of horny teenagers, and if not, what will happen to them. Obviously it's not super scary because you get to know the slasher, but there are enough surprises to be suspenseful.I didn't really notice any plot holes on the first viewing, and that's really all I ask, so I would recommend it if you liked Scream or other mockumentary films like Trollhunter or What We Do In The Shadows.

Now this movie has quite a lot of tricks up it's sleeve. First of all it is darkly humored, second: it's scary scenes has layers more deeply disturbing and strangely moving. Third: It contains the kind of serial killer seen in films like "Silence of the lambs" and the novel "Red Dragon". Leslie is kind of a sad creation who wants to be somebody ( instead of a real nobody ....). Now the actor playing Leslie has a lot of interesting layers and he succeeds in making all of themcredible. Actually his last line sums of his whole magnificent performance but this is all really due to first of all the tight script and the firm direction and of cause his costars in particular the girl playing the journalist who is fascinated and disturbed by Leslie's actions. She has a superb moment when she realises that Leslie is smarter that she first realised... So, so, so: If you want the ordinary, dumb, effectsridden slasher, look somewhere else, but if you're looking for something truly original within the horror genre, something that will keep you guessing and on the edge of the seat for all the right reasons..THIS IS IT...ENYOY!