OK but overpraised

Rating: 7/10 (8 April 2015)

Indie horror film that's actually playing at mainstream cinemas. It's about a teenage girl who has sex with a guy she just met. Then he tells her she's marked for death. She'll see people walking to her and, if they get her, will kill her. The catch is no one else can see them--only her. The only way to get rid of this is to have sex with someone else and it will pass on to them.
The premise is certainly original and the film is well-done but some critics are acting like this is a masterpiece. It's good but not THAT good. It's was shot on location in Detroit and took advantage of the run-down part of the city. Everything looks grimy and dingy perfectly setting the tone for the movie. Also there's an eerie and impressive music score that really helps. Also there's only one jump scare and not much blood or gore at all. There are also two sequences which scared me silly. The acting is, at best, OK. No one is terrible but no one is really good either.
The main problem here is that the movie is too laid-back. These teenagers take everything way too casually--even when they start being attacked or are killed. It sort of mutes the movie. Still it works more often than it doesn't. I give it a 7.