DIRECTOR: Christopher NolanSTARRING: Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell, John Nolan.
REVIEW:'Following', the first full-length movie by Christopher Nolan, blows away the viewer completely, and by the end of this just-over-an-hour movie, you are completely convinced that this director is over-flowing with talent. The movie proves that one does not need to have an extravagant budget or a famous celebrity to create an intelligent and entertaining movie.
The story is of a writer (Jeremy Theobald), who hunts for his story's characters by following people whom he finds interesting. He sets rules for himself so as to prevent this habit from becoming an obsession. One day, when he breaches his own rules, he finds a man, with whom he shares his queer habit.
Calling himself Cobb (Alex Haw), the man teams up with him, and the duo break into people's houses, and rob them not of money, but of their personal belongings, just to let them know that someone had broken in, and has had a good look through their personal items. In one of their escapades, they infiltrate the house of a blond woman (Lucy Russell), and the protagonist gets obsessed with her life. He starts following her, which leads to him getting meddled up with gangsters.
Astonishingly clever, and very sadistic in nature, the film gets full marks for the gripping use of fragmented story-telling and a flawless script. The director puts the black-and-white effect to his full advantage, and delivers a film noir which surprises the audience with its intelligence.
Also mention-worthy is the music score, which fits in at all the right moments, and give an essential sense of suspense to the film. Kudos to the music director for the innovative background music.
The only minus point, as I see it, is in the acting department. Jeremy Theobald and Alex Haw's acting is acceptable, but not entirely mesmerizing. At some places, the dialogue delivery is just not natural. Lucy Russell also falls just fine.
Overall, this movie is a visual treat for suspense-seeking gluttons and those who like intelligent and sophisticated thrillers. Go for it.
RATING: A well-deserved 4/5 for intelligent plot, enthralling film-noir feel, and clever direction.
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