Good but Over-hyped.

Rating: 7/10 (25 April 2015)

Never has a film pushed abstinence more then 'It Follows'. I know this sounds weird. Even more so when it's a horror film we are talking about. While the film is memorable is countless other ways, this is what I personally got out of 'It Follows'. I am hard pressed to recall a horror film pushing a subject so hard. In every action it takes we are pushed more and more into thinking, "Don't do the diddly, that will solve all your problems." It's an interesting combination that doesn't always work.
The mix of horror and preachyness is often times very odd. The only times it doesn't work is when we see "IT". The mysterious being that, simply, follows our lead character(s). More times than not "IT" is a half (or fully) naked woman. This choice does stay in tune with it's major goal but often comes across more comical than horrifying. The times when one will push themselves against the back of their respective seat is countless. Yet, a number of these times were dampened by weird and sometimes unintentionally funny moments.
This is a big issue for me regardless of how terrifying this film is. And it is terrifying. It will wiggle its way to your very center and stay there. There is quite a bit of down time between each tense scene however. But 'It Follows' isn't dumb enough to just plain give you a break. Even in scenes were nothing happens, fear lingers in the air. It places "IT" in the back ground of shots multiple times. Moving ever so slowly towards its prey.
The film cleverly dodges character development, especially with all its down time. It doesn't really give you a moment to think about it's characters. You are as set on getting rid of this horror as it's characters are. This works incredibly well for this film. It gives its characters just enough personality to care about them and feel intensely threatened by "IT".
"It Follows' soundtrack is also something I should mention. It has an 80's arcade feel surrounding it. It's odd yet it does a fantastic job of bringing the film to life without sounding like the stereotypical horror score. It's as exacting as the film it plays over top. Even if some of the plot decisions falter from time to time.