Review of It Follows (2015) by Javachipz — 06 Apr 2015
What is supposed to be an "homage" to classic teen slashers from the 1980's comes off as just a regurgitation of the cliches that made them so tedious to watch; overlong stalking sequences, blaring synthesizer score, etc. The principal characters in the film seem to be just supporting stereotypes for the plot to move on. The creature takes the shape of various supposedly-terrifying characters which all happen to be elderly people which is ineffective at best, ageist at worst. They do remake classic scenes from previous films *spoiler ahead* like the typical class lecture where the main character, drifting into daydream, is interrupted by a monster staring from outside the window, or that one scene where the characters break into an olympic swimming pool for the 'final fight.'
It's not too terrible. The film is way better than most of today's snore-fests...
This review of It Follows (2015) was written by Javachipz on 06 Apr 2015.
It Follows has generally received positive reviews.
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