It Follows is a 2014 American horror film written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. It stars Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Daniel Zovatto, Jake Weary, Olivia Luccardi and Lili Sepe.
The film recently screened at Cannes as part of the Critics Week and has now been picked up for U.S. distribution by Radius.
Reviews:
“Facing the anxieties of their encroaching mortality as their carefree teen years begin to fade away, the teens in “It Follows” realize they’ve been trapped by a frightening inevitability. There’s nothing as inherently terrifying as the steady approach of an evil presence that just keeps on coming. “It Follows” explores the intimate aspects of that fear by suggesting that it will never, ever dissipate.” Eric Kohn, Indiewire
“Mitchell has achieved something much more experienced directors have tried to do and failed. Not only will it get under your skin, It Follows, like all good horror movies, is really about something else. But let’s talk about that once you’ve seen it…” Phil de Semlyen, Empire
” …remarkably effective for most of its running time, ratcheting up the tension, then stinging the audience periodically with one of those jolts that sends everyone levitating a couple inches above their seats. But the excitement wears off after a point, once the kids realize they don’t really understand what they’re dealing with, resulting in a couple of badly staged set pieces…” Peter Debruge, Variety
