It Follows isn't the worst thing ever, but please don't waste your time

Rating: 3/10 (28 January 2017)

I'm gonna try and make this as clear as possible. It Follows fails at being a horror movie, and it even struggles at being a thriller. If you are wanting to watch a scary movie, than this isn't the movie for you. I'm giving it a 3 because at a lot of points in the movie, you have hope that the story and pace is going to pick up. I give it props for trying, but it was a huge huge let down considering how many people raved about it. If you can overlook a scary movie not being remotely scary, than the plot will surely steer you away. They explain pretty much nothing in this movie, even though it seems like they're going to at a lot of points. They don't tell you what "it" is, anything about its origins or why it follows you. Naturally, with this being a rare spin on the horror genre, the audience is going to want to know some type of background information or any information at all for that matter because we can't really refer to any other movies or TV to help us fill in the blanks. Overall, the movie is filled with lots of build ups that lead to nothing, with a complete lack of explanation that leave the audience bored and confused.