This Time is Neither a Videotape Nor a Phone Call, but Sex

Rating: 5/10 (24 July 2015)

Jay Height (Maika Monroe) dates Hugh (Jake Weary) and they have casual sex on the backseat of his car. Then he abducts her and tells that he has passed a curse through the intercourse to her and shows a walker coming toward them. He warns that she must pass the curse to another man; otherwise she will be hunted down by the walker. Further, the walker changes form and may look like someone she loves. If it kills her, he will be followed again. Jay shares the secret with her sister Kelly Height (Lili Sepe) and her friends Yara (Olivia Luccardi), Paul (Keir Gilchrist) and Greg Hannigan (Daniel Zovatto). Soon Jay learns that Hugh has told the truth and her sister and friends try to help her. Will she succeed to escape from the supernatural being?
"It Follows" is one of the most overrated horror movies that have been recently released. This time, the curse is neither a videotape ("Ringu" 1998) nor a phone call ("Chakushin ari" 2003), but sex. Therefore, there is no originality in the storyline. The lead actress has bad acting and accent and her promiscuous character does not help, taking the usual stupid decisions. It is difficult to understand the hype around this average horror film to manipulate certain type of viewer. My vote is five.
Title (Brazil): "Corrente do Mal" ("Chain of Evil")