1h 40m
Director: David Robert Mitchell

Hugh surprises Jay when he kidnaps her after a romantic encounter in their car. In a rather cryptic exchange, he explains that he's passed something on to her through sex which will try and kill her and could take any form.

It's not long before Jay starts seeing figures following her who are invisible to others. After a while you get accustomed to the entities marching slowly towards her which her friends have no idea about and they add an ominous overtone - but you may not notice them if you aren't paying attention because they appear without fanfare. Keep your eyes peeled!

Eventually we discover that the various killer's effects on the world can be witnessed by anyone. So now we have a switch, we see everyone else's perspective and there's an invisible foe - it appears as some kind of weird, supernatural telekinesis which comes over quite creepy and cements the belief that something odd really is going on.

A lot of the dialogue circles around the kind of things that youngsters talk about, first kisses, finding pornography and that sort of thing, which makes everything feel quite natural between the group of friends but also exposes the writer's disposition for sexual content.

Soon Jay is nearly killed and so she submits to have sex to pass the curse on to someone else. So it's shag or die! I told you about the writer's disposition didn't I?!

The stakes are a bit fuzzy around the edges which adds mystery but without clearly defined rules, you can leave your audience feeling a bit lost. A lot hinges upon the audience noticing those strange figures I mentioned earlier.

I like the sets and props in this flick. The youngsters find themselves sitting in the lounge talking whilst they watch classics on an old black and white TV. The BMX bikes have stunt pegs which don't usually come as standard but are the kind of thing that a kid would add.

I also like the analogue synth soundtrack by Disasterpeace which adds a classic and timeless feel to the whole thing.

There's a lot of half naked girls in this movie and they appear in enough shots for it to feel a bit exploitative but given that a lot of horror mixes sex with gore I can dismiss the voyeuristic quality of it as they seem to be referencing the genre.

I hope you can see the obvious STD analogy here. I wonder if the writer realised or whether it was subconscious?

All in, it's an enjoyable and original premise with numerous nods to classic horror themes!



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