It Follows is a strange film, a very unique horror film while not being all that unique. I know it's a strange start to a review; stick with me. The director and writer are fans of the original Halloween and Friday the 13th plus pretty much any 80s horror film. The homages are paid with the soundtrack (which I'll give credit is pretty fascinating and nice to hear which added a nice aspect to every scene the score was played), the way the killer works by never stopping (Friday the 13th reference) is also a horror movie love homage. The final homage is with the suburban neighborhoods and cars that look like it's from the late 1900s. Even the cabin that our protagonists go to midway through the film looked like a bad shed, the illusion is lost with one of side protagonist female nerd that had a clamshell phone? Reader? Without giving anything away the way the killer didn't add anything to my experience seeing the film it just felt like any other slasher flick with a twist that doesn't make it as good as the critics or audience says. The film isn't bad but in terms of homage to the horror genre, The Cabin the Woods (2011) did it in a far more entertaining way while also being a better film overall. With its low budget, I can't hold It Follows to the same standards as The Cabin in the Woods (2011). Even ignoring any other horror films, It Follows is not one of the Greatest Horror Films of All Time. At least, in my opinion, I think people just got hyped for a unique horror film that was half decent for the first time in 3 years and that's fine but don't expect a spectacular high budget film also the film has a lot of nudity and the entire plot revolves around sex so make sure to read the parent's guide before showing it to your kids.
Review of It Follows
