It Follows
Heralded American indie horror sees 19-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe) develop a highly unusual affliction after a sexual encounter with Hugh (Jake Weary). Jay’s date explains that she is now being pursued by a being that can take human shape, though remains invisible to the uninfected. Following her - one relentless step at a time - it won’t stop until it catches Jay or she passes the curse on to someone else.
- Director:
- David Robert Mitchell ('The Myth of the American Sleepover')
- Writer:
- David Robert Mitchell
- Cast:
- Maika MonroeJake WearyKeir GilchrestDaniel ZovattaoOlivia LuccardiLili Sepe
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Tony Stamp
flicksA young, scantily-clad girl runs out of her suburban home into the street. She's terrified and panicking, desperately trying to escape from some unseen menace. It's a scenario familiar to anyone with a passing knowledge of the horror genre. But the framing, the elegant camera moves, and the chilly sense of distance immediately set It Follows apart from it its predecessors.
Keeps you moving
The Geets (greats): A riveting and artistic tour-de-force in the Horror genre, which stays ahead of most of its competition through authentic storytelling and palpable suspense. The basic concept of an unknown entity, posed as any person, following you after a sexual encounter seems already scary as it is. However, it is the opening scene which really...
Surreal and Super Scary!
An absolute work of art. I'm an old timer when it comes to horror films (been watching them avidly for nearly half a century) so it takes a lot to scare me. Well, I was nearly jumping out of my seat. This movie will stay with you long after you leave the cinema. I woke up the next morning still thinking about it. This is one of those movies where everything...
Strange... and not in a good way!
Really odd premise, having said that the film delivered on the scary front with a few jumps and unexpected surprises. Very creepy and odd, but not a horror movie that sticks out in my mind. I love horrors and was probably a bit deflated after seeing this as I had higher expectations. Worth watching but perhaps wait for it to come out on DVD
I'm very frightened
and that's a good thing. Leaves you on the edge of your seat the entire way through, filling you with horrific sense of dread, unable to trust anything you see. Basically it's a really smart and scary horror (super impressive considering the scale and budget) that is well worth seeing. I'm very scared.
Damn fine 'under your skin' horror
I welcome this new STI horror sub-genre with open, unprotected arms. It Follows discovers and delivers a fresh concept that film festival freaks burrow through the soil for, executing a stirring amount of ‘that thing in the distance’ tension complemented by some of the best sound design work I’ve heard on a low-budget production. The soundtrack from...
Variety
pressStarting off strong before losing its way in the end... stylish, suspenseful chille.
Total Film
pressA horror film that will haunt your waking hours for weeks. Every frame of It Follows is stamped with nameless dread.
The New York Times
pressRecycles familiar teenage horror tropes - a girl alone in a house, evil forces banging on a door - but its mood is dreamy. Seldom do you feel manipulated by exploitative formulas.
The Guardian
pressA modern classic of fear to be compared to something by a young Carpenter or De Palma.
The Dissolve
pressMitchell's deft handling of relationships gets threaded into an ingenious and exceedingly skillful creepshow.
Los Angeles Times
pressA smart, relentlessly chilling thriller that opts for originality over cheaply rejiggered jolts.
Hollywood Reporter
pressCanny manipulation of tone, atmosphere and tension makes this a satisfying little horror movie.
Flicks, Tony Stamp
flicksA young, scantily-clad girl runs out of her suburban home into the street. She's terrified and panicking, desperately trying to escape from some unseen menace. It's a scenario familiar to anyone with a passing knowledge of the horror genre. But the framing, the elegant camera moves, and the chilly sense of distance immediately set It Follows apart from it its predecessors.
Variety
pressStarting off strong before losing its way in the end... stylish, suspenseful chille.
Total Film
pressA horror film that will haunt your waking hours for weeks. Every frame of It Follows is stamped with nameless dread.
The New York Times
pressRecycles familiar teenage horror tropes - a girl alone in a house, evil forces banging on a door - but its mood is dreamy. Seldom do you feel manipulated by exploitative formulas.
The Guardian
pressA modern classic of fear to be compared to something by a young Carpenter or De Palma.
The Dissolve
pressMitchell's deft handling of relationships gets threaded into an ingenious and exceedingly skillful creepshow.
Los Angeles Times
pressA smart, relentlessly chilling thriller that opts for originality over cheaply rejiggered jolts.
Hollywood Reporter
pressCanny manipulation of tone, atmosphere and tension makes this a satisfying little horror movie.
Keeps you moving
The Geets (greats): A riveting and artistic tour-de-force in the Horror genre, which stays ahead of most of its competition through authentic storytelling and palpable suspense. The basic concept of an unknown entity, posed as any person, following you after a sexual encounter seems already scary as it is. However, it is the opening scene which really...
Surreal and Super Scary!
An absolute work of art. I'm an old timer when it comes to horror films (been watching them avidly for nearly half a century) so it takes a lot to scare me. Well, I was nearly jumping out of my seat. This movie will stay with you long after you leave the cinema. I woke up the next morning still thinking about it. This is one of those movies where...
Strange... and not in a good way!
Really odd premise, having said that the film delivered on the scary front with a few jumps and unexpected surprises. Very creepy and odd, but not a horror movie that sticks out in my mind. I love horrors and was probably a bit deflated after seeing this as I had higher expectations. Worth watching but perhaps wait for it to come out on DVD
I'm very frightened
and that's a good thing. Leaves you on the edge of your seat the entire way through, filling you with horrific sense of dread, unable to trust anything you see. Basically it's a really smart and scary horror (super impressive considering the scale and budget) that is well worth seeing. I'm very scared.
Damn fine 'under your skin' horror
I welcome this new STI horror sub-genre with open, unprotected arms. It Follows discovers and delivers a fresh concept that film festival freaks burrow through the soil for, executing a stirring amount of ‘that thing in the distance’ tension complemented by some of the best sound design work I’ve heard on a low-budget production. The soundtrack from...
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