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The plot I found amusing at first, as I had no idea what to think of a curse passed by intercourse. After giving it a try, It was a good concept. However, there were quite a few parts that I didn't care for, which I find common in horror/suspense movies. Characters make decisions that are just unlikely, in my opinion. Unfortunately, it seems this genre often requires people to make silly choices, or some nonsensical things to happen, to build suspense? or just because? Nonetheless, I call it poor execution.

I did love the cinematography, the fact that it does have an 80s horror feel (especially the music/soundtrack)and the acting was pretty good.

I like the fact that this movie is thought provoking, and doesn't spell everything out. So, you have to pay attention to catch or understand some of the story line. Yet, there are some things that are just unexplained, and maybe I just need to watch it again....but it wasn't that good that I would probably do that anytime soon.

I have seen a lot of reviews that speak very highly of this movie, but I kinda feel its overrated. Much like the Babadook. It is deserving of a descent score but definitely does not come close to a nearly 7/10 stars. Perhaps, its somewhat obscure plot, and/or story line? Nonetheless, its definitely worth a watch whether it leaves you frustrated, or intrigued, I think that's kinda the charm of this flick.

There have been a lot of teen horror flicks, enough for a few smarter films to play gently with the genre. Here, death stalks from the middle distance.

The film specifically places itself in a strange non time period that appears to mix a post 2007 urban collapse with the 1980s symbolism. The quiet centre lets you anticipate the moments of strange horror, as the teenagers work through their restless angst. While the formula is set in stone, it is kept on such an even pace that you quickly fall under the spell.

An engaging study of the impossibility yet inevitability of what follows us all.

The premise of this film is a good one - a person has sex and a supernatural spirit begins to follow them, with the intention of murdering them. The only way for that person to survive the entity is to have sex with someone and pass the "curse" onto them. Should they die then the spirit reverts back to following the last person once again.

Unfortunately, the premise is not fully utilised in the story, there are quite a few holes. The main hole in the story is the origin of the "curse"; we are not told it is a curse, it may be something else; we are not told why the killings are happening; or how it all started. These things deter from the story because at the end of the movie these issues made me feel as though the story was incomplete and lacking.

Had these issues been resolved it would have made the story and the movie a lot stronger, and possibly a lot darker and more haunting.

Taking that into consideration, what you do get in this movie is a strange surreal feeling, this is due to the direction and the soundtrack. These are very reminiscent of John Carpenter and David Cronenberg. It's as though they had a baby and his name was David Robert Mitchell.

The opening scene has John Carpenter's Halloween written all over it. The entire film took me back to my youth in the 80's and I loved it. Sometimes, though, the soundtrack was too jarring, as Cronenberg's electronic soundtrack was apt to be, though here it doesn't work as well.

The acting is above average with the mostly unknown cast doing a pretty decent job of adding to the tension and atmosphere of the movie. Even though there's not much gore, it's the palpable tension and atmosphere which make this a spooky supernatural story.

So if you like a slow burning taut eerie tale then this could be right up your street.

I have to admit, I decided to watch that movie because it's very popular and it's considered to be one the best 2010's horror movies. The plot of the movie was very interesting, mysterious and kinda innovative. The storyline was very complicated, however it was kinda well-written. The characters were very interesting and likeable, but most of them weren't well-developed. It wasn't a scary movie and there weren't any jumpscares, however it was very creepy. The opening scene was definitely unpredictable, very intense and kinda promising. The ending scene was kinda predictable, however it wasn't very well-explained... The killcount of the movie wasn't very bloody and most kills were done off-screen, so nothing explicit was shown. Overall, "It Follows" was a low budget horror movie, kinda complicated and not very scary. However, I would probably recommend it to my friends.

It Follows is an interesting low budget independent horror film. It has the decency to have mostly nice likeable young characters.

Jay Height (Maika Monroe) is a pretty teenager who has sex with her new boyfriend. He then ties her up and in a desolate house tells her that he has passed a curse on to her.

Some kind of malevolent entity will now follow her, it can be anyone and it will try to kill her. The only way out for her is to pass the curse along to someone else and hopefully they will transmit it forward.

Jay is troubled, soon she has visions of someone following her. Her friends and family are worried about Jay but rally around her. Yet they cannot see what Jay is seeing.

The film can be seen as an allegory of the consequences of promiscuous sex and passing on sexually transmitted diseases. The premise of passing on a curse can go back to cult films such as Night of the Demon by Jacque Tourneur.

Writer/Director David Robert Mitchell begins the film with a half naked young woman running scared out of her house in heels. Her dead contorted body is found on the beach. Outside of this he has gone for slow burn suspense rather than visceral horror.

The use of electronic music and going for jump scares reminded me of the early movies of John Carpenter.

It Follows is an intense psychological thriller that keeps you uneasy constantly throughout. I've seen several reviews on here claiming they were bored, or the storyline doesn't add up etc. Not every movie has to be dissected to an exact science to see if logic applies to every aspect. As we've learned, horror films rarely incorporate logic but that sometimes adds to the intensity and overall thrill of it. If every character made the right decision or listened to what we were yelling at the screen, movies would be 20 min long!

1. The plot of this, although could be picked apart, at the core is a different concept for the most part. Its nice to not have your typical haunted house/ possessed child plot

2. People complaining of boredom and poor acting. All of the characters are supposed to be young teenagers so of course they are awkward throughout. Not every movie needs tons of dialogue, especially horror and/or thrillers. Part of the intensity is the lack of dialogue and the buildup of the music. Several times I found myself leaning into the screen to see what was happening or to find something on screen

3. Some people may question the ending for various reasons. I sometimes like a movie that ends and leaves you discussing the entirety of what you just watched as well as your interpretations or opinions of what happened or what happened after.

All in all, it was pretty good. Makes you very uneasy at times, keeps your attention enough throughout and is worth a watch.

It Follows is a pretty solid teen horror movie - the horror level on the horror-o-meter is okay but not too high. So nothing to find here for the true gorehound. Anyway, production and acting are solid as rock, the story got some fine ideas too, and naturally, lust is the source of all evil things to come ;) Not bad.

Half decent movie enjoyed it with bae thought we was in for a Thursday night classic then came the end absolutely pathetic poor writing poor direction dont watch this it made me angry

Pros: 1. The cinematography is great. The slow purposeful camera movements give the impression that the characters are constantly being followed, as well as the wide shots giving the feeling that the characters are being watched. 2. The score is used sporadically and minimally used, but it's used to good effect to enhance the tension. 3. The clean and crisp sound design really helps to set the viewer's nerves on end. 4. The monster is utterly terrifying with its seemingly invincibility and indomitable spirit. 5. The movie raises interesting moral quandaries and commentary on loose sexual morals, in addition to the dangers of promiscuity. 6. The jump-scares compliment the horror aspect, furthermore, they're very well-timed. 7. The ending suitably ends on a tense and paranoia-fuelled note, with the implication that the monster will always follow.

Cons: 1. A couple of the acting performances are a little stale. 2. The dialogue is rather clunky at times. 3. There is a rather large plot-hole: If Jeff/ Hugh contracted the disease from a one-night-stand via a person he didn't know, how did he work out that it shape-shifted, as well as working out how you pass it on? 4. Most of the characters, especially Kelly Height (Lili Sepe) and Yara (Olivia Luccardi) feel pointless as they're given pretty much nothing to do.

The movie has a so-so story-line(6.5/10). The whole movie was scary but still it did not had the factor a horror movie is supposed to serve. The climax was not the END of the story definitely. Maybe they are planning to have a sequel but still the climax could be much more interesting. It literally wasn't worth my time. Still the acting was pretty good(8/10).

The movie brings a new concept to horror, but didn't have enjoyable characters or an interesting story.

Teen catches a deadly curse from a deceptive lover, and her friends help her flee a relentless pursuit by random malevolent weirdos.

Where to start? This has got a big reaction, but nobody can figure it out.

Most striking thing is the music - lots of background radiation, then big '80s synth vibe. I loved it, although it often stands in for action and pace.

Production and performances were good. Strangely coy in the sex scenes, given that sex was the transmission mechanism. And no real reflection on love. I didn't get the scene on the lake with three men in a boat - did I miss something?

On the horror ... The notion of a mysterious, distant figure pursuing with malevolent intent goes back to MR James. Some say the infection element is a metaphor for sexual promiscuity. Meh. Others think the references to Dostoevsky and Eliot show alienation, with the quotes addressing death without consolation.

I'll tell you: American youth lost in the decay of their society brought about through decades of voodoo economics. Up yours, baby boom-fckers.

Maybe that's the point of the film - read into it what you want. But it is striking how many indie horrors from the US use the crumbling built environment for locations - this is set in the bankrupt municipalities of Michigan.

Overall a spooky film that relies too much on its soundtrack but makes ya fink. But not spooky enough, so I give it a 6.

I like the premise of the film, and the start the film seems to have a care for cinematography and overall style. It has some great sound editing to boot.

BUT... after 20 minutes I started to ask myself, "is every shot going to be a slow pan?", and the answer was unfortunately, YES.

We're talking a ridiculous amount. It can't lead into or exit a scene without it. they should have called the film, It Zooms.

The film gets a lot right though. It looks great(other than the monotonous panning), and the story-line is definitely interesting and fresh. As I said the sound editing and the creepy music are just fantastic.

In the end though, I think the writers and directors had some real problems with how to end the film. Fares average on the scare-meter, but I think the 'style' it gets sooo much credit for is a bit overdone at times. The movie ended and my eyes were slow-panning for a week.

Having very much enjoyed the director's later Under the Silver Lake, I was looking forward to this popular success.Unfortunately I had real problems with it. initially I had difficulty catching the dialogue and wondered if I might put the subtitles on and although I eventually managed to tune in to the rather rushed and part whispered and accented exchanges I found I was still rather lost. For all the excellence and horror of the original incident and all the advise to 'pass it on', I got no inkling as to how the poor girl was supposed to do this. I was reminded of Night of the Demon and wondered if there was a piece of paper or something involved. By the time I realise it is sex, I really feeling left out. I now recall there was a hurried exchange between two girls early on where one asks the other if she had done 'it', so maybe I should have been more alert. Or perhaps this is assumed, that within some American religious areas there is an assumed wrongness. Like the old slasher film rule, have sex and die. Really, these days? Or some heavy handed STD warning? Either way having managed to catch up I was perturbed to find that it didn't after all work as simply as that. There was someone called Max and his mother, I saw happen but nobody ever mentions it. In the end I gave up in despair or ever finding any logic or believable narrative. I don't mind puzzling and surreal narratives that leave me bewildered but here there is so much emphasis upon a certain logic in the proceedings that I would have liked to understand it. Sure it looks good with excellent cinematography but there is an onus on the film maker to engage the audience, but then maybe I'm just not part of that intended audience.

Essentially there's nothing really wrong with it. It moves along ok and the casting is fine. It's just not scary, no suspense so doesn't really rate with me. I've been a horror fan for over 40 years so maybe it takes something really well done (not slashers) to impress. It is watchable though

A lonesome girl sitting in a classroom, looks outside on the schoolyard. A moving white shape can be seen far away. The girl doesn't at first notice anything odd about it, but after a while it's clear that the shape is a human being heading straight towards her. In panic, she grabs her things and quickly leaves the classroom.

It Follows is written and directed by the relatively unknown David Robert Mitchell. It's about the girl Jay, who after a sexual encounter with a guy, "gets infected" by some sort of curse that starts to constantly follow her. It Follows is a low budget film made with only 2 million dollars, a small sum in today's measurements. Interestingly though, Paranormal Activity and Blair Witch Project were made with only about 20 000 dollars. Money isn't everything in the world of horror films.

In the beginning of It Follows we follow the story mostly from a distant. The camera never really gets close and we feel more like a spectator, not really involved in the story. Later in the film we get drawn deeper in and our spectator role changes to a subjective perspective. Joy's perspective. This enhances the effect of the curse that's following her. In the beginning we were one in the crowd, watching, but later we turn into the one looking for the stalker in the crowd. The music in It Follows is very electronic and feels like a mix of David Lynch's companion Angelo Badalamenti and Giorgio Moroder. It really enhances the creepy feeling that lies like a cloth throughout the film.

It Follows leaves me both impressed and disappointed at the same time. It's well crafted and the for me totally unknown cast does its job acting like typical teenagers in a horror flick. But, I still think the film falters a bit in the middle, and then even more towards the end. Once the story is laid out for us, it's like the film gets stuck. Where should we go next? This in turn seems to lead to more classic horror film clichés being used, which is a pity because the film started rather unconventionally. The ending does save the film, and without saying too much I do like it when a film leaves room for interpretations and personal thinking.

David Lindahl - www.filmografen.se

Prepare to be entranced by "It Follows," a psychological horror masterpiece that lingers in the shadows of your mind. Director David Robert Mitchell crafts a chilling narrative where a relentless entity haunts its victims, creating an atmosphere of perpetual dread.

The film's cinematography is a mesmerizing dance between tension and beauty. Mitchell's use of long takes and a haunting score intensifies the eerie ambiance, keeping you on the edge of your seat. The cast, led by Maika Monroe, delivers performances that resonate with the film's atmospheric unease.

What sets "It Follows" apart is its ability to evoke fear without relying on traditional horror tropes. The suspenseful pacing and subtle storytelling create a narrative that stays with you long after the credits roll. This is horror as an art form, a symphony of fear that plays delicately with your emotions.

For those seeking a unique and psychologically gripping horror experience, "It Follows" is a haunting journey into the unknown. #ItFollows #HorrorExcellence.

I liked it but really was hoping there would be an ending that explained why it was happening... like was there a victim where it traced back to one individual? That would have been dope. But whatever I still liked it. Gave it a 6 for watch worthy and a different sexpense.

After a sexual encounter with a guy she barely knows, a young woman is stalked by mysterious figures who'll kill her if they ever catch up to her.

It Follows has one of the all-time great horror concepts and the filmmakers execute their ideas brilliantly for the first half of the film until it runs out of steam a little bit. It's still a worthwhile film to see that's beautifully shot with an excellent synth score that calls to mind John Carpenter.

"It Follows," directed by David Robert Mitchell, (who from his IMDb picture looks like he should be a character in his own movie, but I guess that makes sense) starts out as having no purpose other than paying tribute to the original "Halloween," from the seemingly self-composed synth-keyboard soundtrack (which I realized can be injected into any movie to instantly create an "80s throwback") right down to the "Laurie Strode" AKA "Jay Heights'" gaze through the high school class window while the teacher prattles on about a passage from Keats that can loosely be applied to the theme of the movie. Thankfully what "follows" is actually pretty thought provoking though at times for the sake of the story.

The premise of the movie is this: there is, let's call it an "affliction," that can be passed from person to person. How is this "affliction" passed, you might ask? Well, you have to have sex to get rid of it. What is the "affliction?" No matter where you are, someone will steadily be walking towards you to kill you.

Now, reading this description makes the symbolism of the movie only slightly more apparent than actually viewing it. Still, it's an interesting idea, and "It Follows" takes it pretty far. What could have been a run-of-the-mill "startle-fest" became one of the first modern horror movies with substance (there have only been maybe, five, in the past twenty years, though I await dispute on that). It's really a shame that the director felt it necessary to include scenes more fit for the cerebrally desert cash-grabs aforementioned than digging further into his own style for the scary stuff. That could have been really good.

I think the main issue with "It Follows" is that it puts the idea before the enjoyment of the viewer. Philosophically I can't completely disagree with this, I'm actually surprised that a movie like this reached mainstream markets in the era of multi-billion dollar raising superhero movies. It's just that right when it gets good, it seems to sell out with the (for lack of a better term), "paranormal activity" scenes.

The vigilant viewer will notice the antagonist is not the "sex zombies" (i.e. rape victims) but actually the attractive bad-boy friend (a friend that is a boy) of the main character who uses her vulnerability of needing to rid herself of her affliction as an excuse to score, despite the fact that he doesn't even believe her up to that point.

This is one of those movies that you probably need to watch more than once or twice to really appreciate. On it's face, it's obvious what the message is. Seeing the way Mitchell takes the premise further and further into the maze it what's really interesting to see and think about after.