Strong ‘It Follows’ vibes in the framing and cinematography. Protagonist spotting a distant lone figure seemingly staring at them, that sort of thing.

I hate it when supporting characters present obstacles that are necessary for the plot to develop but which realistically the protagonist could have easily overcome. Such as the doctor’s boss who suggests to her that her very alarming encounter with a patient ‘infected’ with the smile was all in her head because she’d had a traumatic experience the day before. There’s no misinterpreting what she experienced, and there were witnesses too, and yet she just goes “oh, yeah, I guess…”. I know we’ve become used to this sort of thing and need to ‘suspend disbelief’ but I love it when films subvert the expectation by having the character overcome the obstacle exactly how we wanted them to. This isn’t that kind of movie though.

The mental health angle is almost too much sometimes, the way it isolates her from everyone who naturally assumes she’s having a breakdown is frustrating as she does have compelling evidence that Something Is Up if only she’d present it clearly, which she obviously manages to do with the cop. Why they can’t then get everyone else on her side is another ‘suspend disbelief’ moment.