A beautiful homage to the great horrors of the past

Rating: 10/10 (7 March 2017)

I know this movie polarized a lot of moviegoers and divided them into those who expected yet another very predictable but nonetheless fun teeny horror flick with a decent story line and a plot that does bear a lot of potential and those who just went to see it because of its retro looks. I for one am part of the second group and within my long time career of watching horror movies it was always the score that stuck in my head the most. I have to add that I always embark on movies, especially on those which are mostly known to transmit their messages in a very subtle way. Those have "followed" me the longest in my life. And I personally think that this is key for movies like 'It Follows'.
Now, I will not go into any more detail about the plot of the movie, since that has been described many times and I don't need to point out any specifics here. I personally did not watch a trailer and just went to see it without any info. Looking back, I even think the story is kind of awkward but I'm also very sure that this awkwardness added a lot of suspense to the movie. Yet, for me the most influential part of the movie was its score. I read a lot of people hated it, simply put. For me, the score was what made this movie stand out, which made each scene a beautifully horrible picture, which added unbearable suspense throughout the movie and kept me on the edge of my seat all the time. It took ordinary dialogues to a level where I was expecting something to happen any second and it took those scenes, which were already dreadful to watch to a point where I was seriously reconsidering if I had ever seen anything like it.
The amazing thing is that the movie can do all this horror while omitting scare jumps. Something I really hate in today's horror movies. I personally think scare jumps are a way to cheat yourself to suspense and discontent. Creating discomfort by simply combining pictures and sounds instead of forcing momentum into the scene, is something that is much harder to achieve and I feel 'It Follows' has outdone not only itself but most of the horror movies of the last 10 years.
Long story short: Do not watch this movie, if you're not able to let yourself go into a film 100%. If you're someone who tries to put everything he sees into a rational and conservative overall picture, stay away from 'It Follows'. However, if you're like me, capable of being sucked into a film with every facet it brings to the table, I can absolutely promise you, you'll love 'It Follows'.