It Follows

MPAA Rating: R for disturbing violent and sexual content including graphic nudity, and language.
Run Time: 100 Minutes
My Rating: 5/5
So today I saw Radius-TWC's and Northern Lights Films' It Follows starring Maika Monroe (The Guest) and Jake Weary (ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars).  The film tells the story of Jay Height, a normal nineteen year old girl, who finds herself being stalked and followed by something or someone after a sexual encounter with her boyfriend.  As this overwhelming presence continues to follow her wherever she goes, Jay and her friends must find a way to destroy it before who or whatever it is catches up to them.
So this film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival last year to raving reviews.  After traveling from there to multiple other film festivals including this year's Sundance, this critical-darling has finally started to expand into theaters everywhere.  Ever since its debut at the Cannes Film Festival, I have been dying to see this film.  Being an avid horror fan, I love to see such great critical response for the horror genre and after seeing this film, it deserves all the praise that it has been getting.  This is such a unique and intense film that it is hard not to like it.  There are a lot of things that are great about the film.  First off, I thought the cast was incredible.  This is a relatively young cast and most of them you probably have never heard of.  That is the what's brilliant about the film. Though the cast is young and they sometimes make mistakes, it was refreshing to see new faces.  I can't wait to see what becomes of them since most of today's Hollywood stars started out in the horror genre.  The next thing that I loved about this film was the musical score.  It was so unique and different than a typical horror movie score that it was entertaining and made the movie-going experience incredible.  I wish more horror movies would experiment with their music, it may make them more enjoyable.  Finally, I thought that the premise of the film was great. It was generally scary and was a great social commentary.  I don't want to spoil it, but lets just say that it will definitely make you think twice before taking action.
Though I thought that the film was great, there was only one thing that I wish the movie would have done.  I wish that the film would have delved deeper into why the curse started in the first place. However, I have heard that there has been discussion of a sequel, so I will wait and see if my question gets answered.  Other than that, I can't think of any reason not to like this film.
Overall, I thought the film was great.  I would definitely see this film again.  In just 4 weeks of release, this film has already become a cult favorite and I hope that more people go and see this incredible film.  If you are horror fan I would definitely recommend this film.  I promise you that you will not be disappointed.  However, if you are not a horror fan, I would recommend that you see it, because even though it may not make you a fan of the genre, it could just change your mind about the genre as a whole.

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