What nightmares are made of...

Rating: 8/10 (2 June 2015)

This is a wonderfully shot film, an extremely unsettling chiller with a haunting soundtrack and a unique narrative that provides a great vehicle to move the story along.
I was hooked from the opening credits right until the end, although the finale was a poor mans 'Let the Right One in' swimming pool purge. That aside, the story for me fueled several discussions. The overarching 'following' story line reminded me of some of my childhood nightmares of being continually stalked by some relentless demonic creature. Beyond that the obvious undertone of the spread of STI's as many have recounted, resonates with the passing of the curse via unprotected sex. For me, whether rightly or wrongly, the real subtext was the symbolism of having sex as the end of adolescence, innocence being lost. The following is something you become aware of with age, as you notice the passing of time. It's like death looming in the distance, you can forget about it, distract yourself, but it will keep returning. The bubble of childhood has been forever burst.
Many have said that this film is not a horror or not scary, perhaps on the former they have some argument (although I disagree), but regarding the latter I always base my own views on whether I would watch this one alone at night, and I certainly would not watch this one on my own.