Following

Watch: Following

6/4/19991h 9m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ You're never alone. ~

Overview:

Bill, an idle, unemployed aspiring writer, walks the crowded streets of London following randomly chosen strangers, a seemingly innocent entertainment that becomes dangerous when he crosses paths with a mysterious character.

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$6,000.00

Revenue:

$48,482.00

Key words:

london, england
robbery
stalker
thief
stalking
black and white
voyeurism
aspiring writer
detached
neo-noir
candid
breaking and entering
non linear

Cast

Jeremy Theobald

~ as ~

The Young Man

Alex Haw

~ as ~

Cobb

Lucy Russell

~ as ~

The Blonde

John Nolan

~ as ~

The Policeman

Dick Bradsell

~ as ~

The Bald Guy

Gillian El-Kadi

~ as ~

Home Owner

Jennifer Angel

~ as ~

Waitress

Nicolas Carlotti

~ as ~

Barman

Darren Ormandy

~ as ~

Accountant

Guy Greenway

~ as ~

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 1 year(s) ago
9
An impressive, given the budget et al., feature film debut from Mr. Nolan!

Not that the aforementioned is a surprise, of course. Still, this is a great watch, no doubt about it for me. I particularly appreciated the score, which is very good. Jeremy Theobald and Alex Haw give strong performances, especially the latter; who kept reminding me of a young Kevin Durand.

As you'd expect, this has many early hallmarks of Nolan's work - the obvious being the non-linear storytelling. I really like how the story is told here, the premise is intriguing and it ends up wrapping up nicely. The 70 minute run time, although not unwelcome, is shorter than I wanted, only because I happily would've watched this flick develop further.

I still gotta tick off 'Memento', 'Insomnia' and 'The Prestige' to complete Christopher Nolan's filmography. 'Following' is now logged and I'd recommend it. On the topic of this director's movies, I'd rank this higher than (the still very good) 'Dunkirk', 'The Dark Knight Rises' and, narrowly, 'Tenet'.