Tonight on TV: rating 4.4/5, this masterpiece is one of the best horror films of the last 10 years

Tonight on TV: rating 4.4/5, this masterpiece is one of the best horror films of the last 10 years



Continued : the horrible nugget of 2014

In 2014, horror movie fans could tremble before him the magnificent Continued. Directed by David Robert Mitchell, the film sees a young woman named Jay kidnapped by a boy with whom she has just had sex. The latter actually does this to show him that he has just given him a curse. From now on, a creaturewho takes on the appearance of an elderly person and that only she can see, he will follow her until he gets his hands on her to kill her. The only way for Jay to get rid of it is to sleep with someone else in turn transmit the curse.

The idea that danger is only visible to the heroine is an original concept for a horror film, which it was inspired by a nightmare what he did as a child. Inside, David Robert Mitchell felt a presence following him. And he decided years later to imagine the scenarioContinued from this disturbing sensation. But he wasn’t content to simply transcribe it, as he added it into his film the theme of sexuality, with terrifying consequences. This is obviously not a puritanical vision aimed at disgusting young people from the sexual act, but rather one of sharing anxiety which can be accompanied, as he explained in the press kit at the time: “The period of discovering your sexuality can be scary. We are then crossed by anxieties of all kinds“.

A fascinating and terrifying work

So, with ContinuedDavid Robert Mitchell made an extension of his previous feature film, The myth of the American sleepover (2010), which focuses on several teenagers over the course of a summer night at home the suburbs of Detroit. It is in this same very particular setting that we follow Jay and his friends, abandoned by any adult presence, who find themselves at a turning point in their lives. The director films his protagonists in a very beautiful way, with sublime plans and horrible proposals as terrifying as they are intelligent, making the most of the off-camera. The presence of Maika Monroerevelation ofContinuedit also helps to make it a little jewel, capable of taking on its references Halloween (1978) while following their own path.

Maika Monroe - Continued ©Metropolitan Filmexport
Maika Monroe – Continued ©Metropolitan Filmexport

Like many independent genre films, Continued upon release in France it did not attract many spectators, with just under 130,000 spectators. That didn’t stop him from quickly being considered one a classic by viewers who had the good idea to discover it in theaters. The film was however a great success for David Robert Mitchell as it almost made money $22 million in revenue worldwide for a budget estimated at just $1.3 million.

The press convinced

Additionally, the press was very complimentary of It Follows. Rotten tomatoes he had thus noticed 95% positive reviews. As for the French media, most critics were convinced. On AlloCiné the feature film achieved an average of 4.4/5 out of 29 press publications. Between these, GQ presented Continued like a “fStylized horror film“, While Humanity spoke “of a disturbing and plastically splendid work“. It is this beauty that was also appreciated by The worldor from Publication who found that David Robert Mitchell’s direction was “creative and elegant“. We also mention Positive who found Continueda beautifully inventive chase film, exploring adolescence and sexuality in an America strangely deserted of adults“.

A truly fascinating wonder, To watch again and again, Continued I won’t stop here. End of 2023, a sequel has been announced, featuring the return of Maika Monroe. This time there won’t be just one creature following her, but several, according to the film’s title: They follow.

Source: Cine Serie

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