David Robert Mitchell's sophomore feature It Follows is that very rare bird indeed: an original NEW horror movie. It follows (see what I did there?) Jay (Maika Monroe), who having had sex with her new boyfriend for the first time discovers she has been passed on a sort of curse, whereby she has become the target of a creature that will follow her relentlessly, intent on killing her. The creature only walks and can disguise itself in the form of any person. Channeling classic sci fi Bodysnatchers / Thing suburban paranoia, via an STD allegory (for those of you too highbrow to get down with genre horror) and a clear tip of the hat to Halloween. The creature (if indeed it IS a creature) is left perfectly ambiguous. Its remorseless pursuit and edge-of-the-frame lurking come straight out of Michael Myers's book of moves.But if all this makes it sound derivative, then rest assured it most certainly is not. Rather, It Follows crafts the sum of its parts into a genuinely creepy and effective horror film. Unsettling because of what it DOESN'T tell you, and a concept raw enough to give you the heebee jeebees. With a cracking synth score to further grind those nerve endings. Recommended.
IMDB: It Follows
