It Follows 2015

Cast:

• Maika Monroe as Jaime "Jay" Height
• Keir Gilchrist as Paul
• Olivia Luccardi as Yara
• Lili Sepe as Kelly Height
• Daniel Zovatto as Greg Hannigan

Director: David Robert Mitchell

Plot: After a sexual encounter, Jaime Height is pursued by a supernatural entity,  that her friends cannot see or hear. It's up to them all to stop it!

Damn pesky kids.

A new and original idea for a horror movie? Do what? Yeah, that's right, a completely new take on the old story of a supernatural stalker. Let me start of by saying this is a small, low budget, independent film. Secondly let me say this, this film looks absolutely stunning. The director, David Mitchell,  is a future big hitter, no question. The entire cast do a wonderful job and Miss Monroe is a star in the making. The film is probably set in the late 80s, its never really revealed, and the suburban style is fantastic. The cinematography is the best I've seen in horror for years.

She'll catch more than a cold.

So Jaime has sex for the first time with her boyfriend in the back of his car.  Moments after he chloroforms her and she wakes in an abandoned warehouse bound to a chair. He tells her that he has passed on the "disease" and she will now be pursued by a relentless being who will try to kill her, and it will not stop until she passes it to another, via the act of nookie nookie. Pretty crazy yeah? Well yeah but because its played so straight and serious, and because when the entity does show up its absolutely terrifying, the whole thing works to a tee.

 That'll get infected!

The film flows and grips you right from the start. Because you never know when, or what in what form, the evil will strike you are constantly on edge, waiting. Is it the old lady across the street? Is it the young boy behind you? It could be anyone and because of this you get a lot of tension. Now, this is an arty type of film, lots of dialogue and build up but when this thing does show up the minimal CGI effects are top notch, putting lots of big budget movies to shame!

Peekaboo!!!!

The film races to a fantastic climax as Jaime and her friends prepare for the final confrontation with the evil being. The nice little twist at the films end is also a nice touch and could lead to a sequel but to be honest, this film is so original and so well done it should be left to stand on its own. An absolute gem of a film and hats of to everyone involved. Directors and writers of horror should all watch this film to see that you don't need vast sums of money or countless CGI or gore shots to create something special. I cannot recommend this film enough. Nice one!

Summary:

 Great because:

• Actors are amazing
• Limited effects are spot on
• Completely original
• Beach attack scene? No thank you

 Crap because:

• I didn't write it

Hamster Rating: 

Gore: 1

Scares: 4