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Following (1999) Review
Following (1999): information
| Movie | Following |
| Real Name | N/a |
| Rating | 7.1 |
| Duration | 69 Min |
| Aired | 1999-05-06 |
| Types | MOVIE |
| Languages | English |
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Sources
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Genres
DramaThrillerBritish MoviesEnglish MoviesHollywood Movies
Tags
LondonEnglandRobberyStalkerThiefStalkingVoyeurismAspiring writerDetachedNeo-noirCandidBreaking and enteringNon linear
Directors
Christopher Nolan
Stars
Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell, John Nolan, Dick Bradsell, Gillian El-Kadi
Writers
Christopher Nolan
Companies
Next Wave Films, Syncopy
Taglines
You're never alone.
Description
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.
Review
Author: r96sk
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'.