If any horror movie is going to put you off from casual sex, it’s “It Follows”. Many view “It Follows” as one of the most innovative horror films in recent years and while I applaud elements of this picture, it does still feel an awful lot like “The Ring” or “The Grudge”.

In “It Follows”, Jay Height (Maika Monroe “Independence Day: Resurgence”) has sex and is now infected with a curse. Now, she is being stalked by a sinister entity that can appear as any person. Only she and the others infected with the curse can see the entity as he slowly but surely walks towards her wherever she goes.

My biggest problem with this film is the characters because they’re just not that interesting. They don’t really seem to make the most logical choices, which leads to them being in far more vulnerable position than they otherwise would be. The entity is somewhat interesting. I like how it is always following you and you don’t know exactly what’s it going to look like. However, the idea of a thing that stalks you as part of a curse feels very reminiscent of “The Ring”, “The Grudge”, “One Missed Call” and even “Insidious” had the old woman ghost getting closer to a young boy in every photo.

“It Follows” does undeniably have some tense moments that are quite effective. However, I don’t really think it does a very good job of explaining the rules. As the film progress, the entity seems to get smarter. If you travel on a train to get away, can the entity get on a train to chase you? If you fly to another country, can the entity sneak onto a plane heading your way? More interesting characters and better dialog may have helped to mask some of the issues the film fails to address.