13 Films that Reinterpret the Final Girl
By Teresa Lobos
Number one on the list is All the Boys Love Mandy Lane. If you haven’t seen it, I suggest you stop reading, go watch it, then come back, ’cause I’m totally going to spoil the twist. Mandy Lane is the most devious twist on the final girl. She’s perfect, she’s a “good girl,” and she rejects all that icky sex stuff. But Mandy Lane is the final girl only because she sets herself up that way. In truth, she is both the final girl and the killer.
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