Rating: 
Summary: Four stars....for all the wrong (or maybe right) reasons
Review: This movie, which according to the director on the DvD's commentary was shot in a scant 6 days...and I believe it.Dedicated to Doris Wishman, the purveyor of such dubious masterpieces as "Deadly Weapons", "Satan Was a Lady", "Double Agent 73", "A Night to Dismember" among others, this film certainly live up these standards, however low. Basically some leeches (intentionally) mutated by steroids are stalking a college located conveniently next to the swamp where the leeches lived. Its choice victims are the hot looking cast, male and female. And this is where this movie deviates from the usual cheapo screamathons. Instead of screaming half naked nubile female victims, this movie boasted tons of half naked guys in speedos and underwear. The director almost lovingly inserted lingering (and close up) shots of members of the hunky male cast taking showers (and caressing themselves),lying on beds and other suggestive poses. I was surprised that two of the guys didn't start kissing right there and then. In the end, Leeches is standard fare in the world of horror movies, the effects are barely adequate. The attack scenes laughable..mainly of the victim holding onto the green rubbery leech, screaming his or her brains out...while trying to maintain a straight face. It notched four stars from me for the scenes of the guys alone! For so long horror movies objectifies only women, it is time we look at the guys close up for once! Then again, director DeCoteau claims he is making horror films for women (like his previous efforts of The Brotherhood and Voodoo Academy) hence the half naked guys, but he is fooling no one with the homoerotic overtures and I for one, can't wait to see his next effort! Thus for Leeches, two stars for the overall plot, and two more stars for the beefcake factor.
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