Criatura Voraz

This isn't the first horror film starring Ashley Greene in the lead role, and compared to "The Apparition" from years earlier, "It Feeds" is an improvement.

Because of the title, "It Feeds" may have you thinking it has something to do with "It Follows" from eleven years earlier, but that isn't true. They are different films with barely anything in common. The idea of some evil creature that has no name does not yet make "It Feeds" a copy of something that came before.

The main character portrayed by Ashley Greene may remind you of either The Warrens from "The Conjuring" horror film series or Shaun San Dena, the psychic from Sam Raimi's "Drag Me to Hell", but neither is "copied and pasted", they just have an element or two in common, which isn't a problem. Also, and one should be able to tell this from the very trailer, "It Feeds" is reminiscent of "Insidious".

A more interesting comparison, and a more accurate one, would be "Nosferatu" by Robert Eggers from just a year earlier. One may end up thinking writer and director Chad Archibald saw that film and wanted to try his own take at the villain from that film, only Archibald with "It Feeds", unlike Eggers with his "Nosferatu", isn't disgustingly cheap when it comes to physical violence, mind over matter, indeed.

Long story short, the film may lack originality, but it does work. Why? Because of the characters and the script, interestingly enough, again, it may not be all that original, but it, the script, is put together with care, is no stranger to detail and the concept of "set up and pay off", and as for the characters, they have lives, histories and motivations, they do come across as real human beings, and you care about them.

Visually, there isn't anything special, and the sound isn't outstanding either, they are both competent, nothing more, but nothing less. That is a good way to describe this film, competent, no more, no less.

I look for little things when rating horror movies. Does the acting have emotion? Facial expressions? Is it good? After all we don't really get to see anything new but we can see slightly different plots with good acting. I this point I think we are rating horror movies on acting and effects (although the latter isn't entirely necessary). Anyway with that said I love Ashley Greene. I like her in aftermath, all the twilight movies, and the apparition. She's a very talented and beautiful actress and she really does only get more beautiful with time. Fine wine. Now Ellie O'Brien??? I was absolutely blown away at how good of an actress this woman is. I think she just turned 23 and her acting is really good for her age. Absolute natural. In one of the opening scenes she's arguing with her mom (Ashley Greene) and I think I replayed that scene like 7 times because of how natural and on point her acting was. She's really good at drama. I say that to say this movie is easily a 7 because of these 2 women selling the movie. It's really a 5 but I put 6 because they did a really good job. The movie itself has been done 100 times so don't expect anything new. It didn't break the internet but it did put me to bed on a Sunday.

It Feeds had potential, but unfortunately, it gets lost somewhere between its own confusion and a lackluster delivery. The premise could have been chilling - a mysterious force feeding off fear, maybe guilt, maybe something deeper - but the movie never quite figures out what it's trying to say, or how to say it.

The acting ranges from wooden to wildly over-the-top, making it hard to feel connected to any of the characters. The pacing drags in parts where it should build tension, and when things finally start to pick up, it's too little, too late. The "twist" (if you can call it that) lands with a dull thud, and any meaningful horror is undercut by odd dialogue and strange editing choices.

On the plus side, the creature design is decent, and a couple of atmospheric shots manage to evoke some eerie vibes. But those fleeting moments aren't enough to salvage the experience.

Overall, It Feeds feels like it's trying to ride the coattails of smarter, scarier horror films - but ends up a half-baked mess that neither feeds the fear nor the imagination.

Stumbling upon the 2025 horror movie "It Feeds" by random chance, I had no idea what I was in for. I have to say that it hardly mattered, as it being a horror movie that I hadn't already seen was more than sufficient to make me give it a chance.

And I am glad that I did, because writer and director Chad Archibald delivered an enjoyable and entertaining movie. It was actually refreshing to sit down and watch a proper horror movie for a change, as many recent horror movies have been generic, stereotypic and bland. So thumbs up for the delivery of the script that shaped the movie "It Feeds".

The acting performances in "It Feeds" were good, and there are some familiar faces on the cast list, with the likes of Shawn Ashmore, Ashley Greene and Julian Richings.

The visuals and special effects in the movie are good. I liked the design of the entity that was latching itself unto people. And the movie had an overall semi-brooding atmosphere to it, that definitely helped add to the overall enjoyment of the movie.

If you enjoy horror movies, then you most definitely should sit down and watch "It Feeds".

I was genuinely and wholeheartedly entertained by "It Feeds", and it definitely is a movie that I would recommend to horror fans. This is how to properly writer and direct a horror movie.

My rating of writer and director Chad Archibald's 2025 movie "It Feeds" lands on a six out of ten stars.

Okay I will keep this short. I congratulate the director for completing a project. Most people do not. I congratulate the actors/actresses for a job well done (for the most part) - I think the writing and direction was more the problem than the acting itself -

I congratulate whoever did the sound - you did well.

What i didn't like was how everything just felt uninteresting. The dialogue was so soft i could hardly hear it then BANG big jump scare and that annoyed me a lot. The makeup was good - the creature good - I just couldnt 'get into' this movie at all. I'm sorry but it just felt phoned in - in a way I find hard to really explain.

I'm no director or movie star etc - but I'm just a fan of horror and I think the other movie these main actors were in (aftermath 2021) - was way better but even that was not a movie i particularly liked. It was good to see them return to do a movie together but eh I don't like this movie much man - Maybe someone out there will like it - I'm sure some will - For me just bleh - I admit i stopped paying attention halfway through - so was 'here n there' - but by halfway I had mostly 'checked out' -

I'm glad to see others write better more informative reviews. Is it just me or are movies getting a bit more phoned in as time goes on? I dunno i just feel like that. They have killer cinematography but other than that - I dont know - it's not like a lot of movies in the 90's where there was something interesting about it - hard to explain.