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It Follows (2015)

Directed by David Robert Mitchell

Horror

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Overview

When carefree teenager Jay sleeps with her older boyfriend for the first time, she learns that she is the latest recipient of a fatal curse that is passed from victim to victim via sexual intercourse. Death, Jay learns, will creep inexorably toward her as either a friend or a stranger. Jay’s friends don’t believe her seemingly paranoid ravings, until they too begin to see the phantom assassins and band together to help her defend herself.

Rated R | Length 101 minutes

Actors

Maika Monroe | Keir Gilchrist | Daniel Zovatto | Jake Weary | Olivia Luccardi | Lili Sepe | Bailey Spry | Carollette Phillips | Loren Bass | Charles Gertner | Debbie Williams | Ruby Harris | Leisa Pulido | D.J. Oliver | Linda Boston | Ingrid Mortimer | Kourtney Bell | Alexyss Spradlin | Mike Lanier | Claire Sloma | Scott Norman | Erin Stone | Joanna Bronson | Don Hails | Ele Bardha | Caitlin Burt | Heather Fairbanks | Vincent Hogarth | Christopher Hohman | Rich Vreeland

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Was looking forward to viewing this again since Fantastic Fest. Wondered if it evoke the same emotional reaction and live up to my initial viewing at the fest (the festival tends to cloud many things due to the excitement, exhaustion and environment).

Happy to report that my feelings have not changed. This is still a remarkable movie in many ways. I had forgotten how deliberately slow paced it is. Like really slow and almost dreamlike. That worked the most on me during this viewing as it reminded of what it was like living in those teenage years when time was forever and everything seemed to move so slow. Mitchell captures this so well. I just love the idea of “forever teenage now” and not associating to any particular time frame (ie. no one is seen using a mobile phone but this isn’t a period flick). The period in the movie is the same time that all teens experience.

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