Review of It Follows (2015) by Jeffrey M — 20 Dec 2015
An original concept with strong execution, It Follows represents the rare horror film that departs from formula and injects something new to the genre. In the film a teenager inexplicably finds herself followed by an entity that won't let her go and can't easily be shaken.
Director David Robert Mitchell delivers a film that excels at methodical storytelling. There are no cheap scares, no contrived sequences, and no overtly predictable moments. It's a film that, assuming you get in to the premise, is chilling and also engaging. A film that respects the audience's attention span, and one that has an appreciation for earned scares, and earned horror.
The acting is good, though not great, a seemingly rather low budget affair. The methodical pace does get a bit slow and things are never as fleshed out as they should be. Yet that's also part of the fun, this is a horror film that doesn't immediately bog you down with exposition and 'rules' rather revels in the inexplicable nature of it all.
4/5 Stars.
This review of It Follows (2015) was written by Jeffrey M on 20 Dec 2015.
It Follows has generally received positive reviews.
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