Credit has to be given for originality but it has too many issues to succeed

Rating: 5/10 (8 June 2020)

David Robert Mitchell's picture deserves credit for originality and some genuine tension inducing moments. But on the whole, It Follows fails for several reasons. First of all, once we get to know the entity, it actually is not all that scary. Secondly, in the case of this film, ambiguity does not help and instead of creating a captivating mystery, it ends up giving us too many questions to be answered; not a good thing for a picture like this. And finally, the film has its share of annoying plot holes and silly moments, which cancel out the positive aspects of the film. The underwhelming ending encapsulates all that is wrong with the picture, in all too bright a light. It follows has an interesting premise but it needed a better script.