Review of Following (1999) by Creeper3455 — 30 Jul 2017

Ahh,the year 1998...When Christopher Nolan was just himself and wasn't just a name for 'High-Budget Movies' or 'Spectacular Special Effects'...

If I was you,i wouldn't describe "Following (1999)" as another movie with a normal story and your typical way of acting. I would probably define it as a "rare and different movie". Here's why: The way Nolan sets up the story is a Maze,because,throughout the movie,it's organized in 3 Different stories:

1. Danny (the main charachter) telling to the police what happened before the movie ended.

It'll start like nothing happened,while at the same time being your normal charachter introduction. We get to his introduction,then,after a while,after Danny followed another person to a café,we meet Cobb (AKA The movie's villain),and that's where the movie starts to get interesting.

2.Danny dates a beautiful woman.

At first,you'll be like:"Who's this guy?",but after a while,you'll understand that it's Danny (after Cobb told him that it was better if he changes his style). Danny starts dating this woman,but he wanted to know more about this 'previous relationship' with a mysterious bald guy who previously killed someone with a hammer (since Danny is writing a story).

3.Things aren't always "Happy Go-Lucky".

50 Mins in and I get into this mysterious scene of an unknown guy who was robbering some money from a Bar's "Safe". That's where you'll also understand that Cobb is the movie's baddie,and that used Danny as a 'mannequin' to get arrested from the police,since the police thinks Cobb was part of a murder,but wasn't,for some reason.

Then the movie ends with Cobb walking,but then,after a walking guy covered the camera for some seconds,we don't see him anymore...And now the Credits!

The acting was also top notch. I guess that the actors were trying their best to make it look like a "suspensful" movie,and they succeed in a good way.

Same goes for the sound effects/editing. It's everywhere. Like,the ENTIRE film.

In the end,before Batman,before Interstellar and Dunkirk,Christopher Nolan was a normal name that,throughout the years,made history,and that all started with a movie called 'Following',a movie filled with an intriguing,yet aMAZEing story,some solid acting and nice sound effects.