Directed and Written by : David Robert Mitchell
Starring : Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist
Release Date : February 4, 2015
This is one damn creepy movie. Director/Writer David Robert Mitchell created a very suspenseful horror film that kept me on the edge of my seat a lot, and the spooky sound design definitely helped with that. Since the monster in this movie can take the disguise of anybody, and is only visible to it’s target, the movie successfully creates a sense of paranoia and dread. It was easy to get really suspicious of every corner and of every person blended in the background of every scene.
The college aged kids here still did stupid things however, which at times can be frustrating to see, when I think I would have done something better (easier said than done I guess). However, I grew to really like the cast here; led by Maika Monroe who is excellent as Jay Height, that I was easily invested in how they were going to get through this.
Everything about the monster actually makes for great metaphors, and should encourage some subjective opinions about it. That's what's great about this movie, because while there is a familiar nature to it, it does some really clever things visually and story wise that makes it very memorable. If you are a fan of horror, scary movies, slasher flicks, then “It Follows” is not to be missed.
P.S. I should include the fact that there is a decent amount of depictions of sex and nudity here, since the monster is created via sexual intercourse.
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