Starring
- Maika Monroe
- Keir Gilchrist
- Daniel Zovatto
- Jake Weary
- Olivia Luccardi
- Lili Sepe
Original Theatrical Release Date: 03/13/2015
Running Time: 100 mins
Synopsis: After a strange sexual encounter, a teenager finds herself haunted by nightmarish visions and the inescapable sense that something is after her. --From Rotten Tomatoes
Review: I love horror movies. That is no surprise to anyone. But even I will admit the genre is bogged down by cliches and trite plots. So imagine my interest when a new horror movie comes out to critical acclaim. I'm thinking this flick is going to be the one that changes the face of modern horror as we know it. Saying I was excited to see this movie is an understatement. So, did it live up to the hype?
I don't know how to be more blunt than what I am going to say. 'It Follows' is a terrible movie. From the wooden acting to the asinine storyline, it was a complete waste of time. There were several times during the movie that I was tempted to leave. But every time I convinced myself to stay because there had to be something that all these critics saw that redeemed it somehow. So I stayed until the very end. And as the end credits rolled, so did my eyes. My intelligence had been insulted.
Let's start with the basic gist of the movie. A guy has sex with a girl and in doing so passes the titular 'It' to her. It's something you never actually really see, except in the guise of a person that does just as the title says. It follows the girl. She gets creeped out, while creeping her posse out in the process, and they get in a car and drive off. Until it shows up again and follows her some more, at which point, she just runs again. The guy who gave her this 'It' thing told her the only way to stop it was to sleep with someone else and pass it to them. Then you find out that doesn't entirely do the trick. Because if 'It' kills the next person she sleeps with, then it comes back to her, and then if she dies, goes to who gave it to her and so forth.
So yes, the plot was just ridiculously stupid. Next we get to the cast. I don't expect a bunch of A-list stars in a B-movie horror movie. But could we try a little harder at the casting call and maybe get some people who have talent? 'Sharknado' had a better lineup, and that had Tara Reid in it. The characters were flat. And the actors and actresses portraying them didn't do anything to make them interesting or relatable in the least bit.
There is one quality of the movie that I liked, and that was the score. Yes, the only thing I liked at all about the movie was the music. It had a great 80's horror vibe to it. It actually would've been great accompanying a good movie.
Believe the critics if you want. Go waste $10 or $15. There really isn't a better way to say it than what I've already said. It is a terrible, terrible movie. I have seen people popping their cysts on YouTube that had me more on the edge of my seat than this junk. I don't think I have ever hated a movie theater experience as much as I did this one, and I saw 'Halloween: Resurrection' in theaters.
I don't know how to be more blunt than what I am going to say. 'It Follows' is a terrible movie. From the wooden acting to the asinine storyline, it was a complete waste of time. There were several times during the movie that I was tempted to leave. But every time I convinced myself to stay because there had to be something that all these critics saw that redeemed it somehow. So I stayed until the very end. And as the end credits rolled, so did my eyes. My intelligence had been insulted.
Let's start with the basic gist of the movie. A guy has sex with a girl and in doing so passes the titular 'It' to her. It's something you never actually really see, except in the guise of a person that does just as the title says. It follows the girl. She gets creeped out, while creeping her posse out in the process, and they get in a car and drive off. Until it shows up again and follows her some more, at which point, she just runs again. The guy who gave her this 'It' thing told her the only way to stop it was to sleep with someone else and pass it to them. Then you find out that doesn't entirely do the trick. Because if 'It' kills the next person she sleeps with, then it comes back to her, and then if she dies, goes to who gave it to her and so forth.
So yes, the plot was just ridiculously stupid. Next we get to the cast. I don't expect a bunch of A-list stars in a B-movie horror movie. But could we try a little harder at the casting call and maybe get some people who have talent? 'Sharknado' had a better lineup, and that had Tara Reid in it. The characters were flat. And the actors and actresses portraying them didn't do anything to make them interesting or relatable in the least bit.
There is one quality of the movie that I liked, and that was the score. Yes, the only thing I liked at all about the movie was the music. It had a great 80's horror vibe to it. It actually would've been great accompanying a good movie.
Believe the critics if you want. Go waste $10 or $15. There really isn't a better way to say it than what I've already said. It is a terrible, terrible movie. I have seen people popping their cysts on YouTube that had me more on the edge of my seat than this junk. I don't think I have ever hated a movie theater experience as much as I did this one, and I saw 'Halloween: Resurrection' in theaters.
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