This Feminist Horror Movie Might Be Maika Monroe’s Best
Before Watcher, Scream Queen Maika Monroe starred in It Follows, a psychological horror movie directed by David Robert Mitchell about a young woman (Monroe) who becomes the latest recipient of a curse passed via sexual intercourse. Like the victims before her, Monroe's Jay becomes stalked by an evil entity that presents itself as strangers — sometimes even loved ones, and the actress does a fantastic job of capturing feelings of paranoia and unease.
In Neil Jordan's psychological thriller Greta, Monroe plays a similar role as Erica Penn, the best friend of protagonist Frances McCullen (Chloë Grace Moretz). When Frances befriends the widowed Greta (Isabelle Huppert), Erica becomes suspicious of the older woman's intentions. Her concerns are shown to be valid after Greta begins stalking Frances and then Erica, too. Greta was less well-received than It Follows, which gained an impressive cult following, but Monroe's performance is still impressive. Playing stalked women is what she does best, and her most recent — arguably best — movie, Watcher, proves that.
What Makes It Follows Such A Popular And Enduring Horror Movie?
Directed by Chloe Okuno — who recently directed the A24 horror comedy Bodies Bodies Bodies — Watcher follows a young woman named Julia (Monroe) who moves to Bucharest with her husband, Francis (Karl Glusman). There, she finds herself the object of a strange man's (Burn Gorman) gaze. The movie begins with Julia and Francis riding a cab to their luxury studio apartment; the taxi driver makes small talk with Francis in Romanian, and Julia, not knowing the language, is left out. And because Okuno doesn't use subtitles for this or any Romanian-speaking scene, viewers feel her pain.
Immediately upon arriving at their
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