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But after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter, she finds herself plagued by strange visions and the inescapable sense that someone, something, is following her. Faced with this burden, Jay and her friends must find a way to escape the horrors that seem to be only a few steps behind.
The term ‘instant classic’ is being bandied around a lot on this one – deservedly.
A first-rate horror movie, It Follows adds a new monster to the pantheon expect pranksters to imitate the Follower for cheap shocks soon — and has a refreshing, unpretentious sense that a meaningful subtext doesn’t undercut spookiness.
A horror film that will haunt your waking hours for weeks. Every frame of It Follows is stamped with nameless dread.
Dreamy, creepy coming-of-ager.
Mitchell brings off some sensational setpieces of fear and suspense. I can’t remember when I was last so royally freaked out in the cinema.
The ingenious new teen horror film It Follows will intrigue, puzzle and trouble audiences by turns.
Verdict: Superior horror flick.
Good horror concepts are rare, but writer/director David Robert Mitchell has come up with a brilliantly simple and effective one for It Follows, a dreamy riff on the slasher movie that pays homage to John Carpenter’s Halloween, Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street and Hideo Nakata’s Ringu, but brings something new to the table with its titular demon.
It’s cleverly directed and there’s a strong sense of dislocation and dread in the vein of classic John Carpenter but not quite enough terror.
The horror hits of the 70s and 80s are lovingly referenced in David Robert Mitchell’s slick stalker movie.
David Robert Mitchell
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