"It Follows" is a unnerving throw back to the horror classics of the 1970s and 1980s.

Rating: 8/10 (4 July 2017)

"It Follows" manages to break away from the majority of unappealing mainstream horror films with a throw back to the classics of the 1970s and 1980s. The film can be seen to draw influence from John Carpenter's Halloween of a high school girl being stalked by a mysterious figure. But make no mistake "It Follows" is able to create a truly unique experience, with a combination of Disaterpeace's brilliant musical score and Mike Gioulakis's slow creeping cinematography seeming to simulate a stalker in itself creating an entirely unnerving atmosphere. While the all-round acting in the film is good Makia Monroe's leading performance is a definite standout portraying brilliantly a character fearing for her life at every turn. However, this film is not perfect as it begins to drag towards the mid-point of the film and leaves several questions unanswered. Yet the slower pace towards the middle may be down to director David Robert Mitchell making the film replicate the slow moving nature of the entity itself. Also the fact that some things are left unanswered is also able to add to the mystery around the creature in general. Overall "It Follows" is a brilliant horror film that blends great cinematography, music, acting, and directing to create a very effective and unnerving throw back to the horror cinema of the 1970s and 1980s.