Impressively acted by the unknown cast, and eerily shot in black and white, Nolan successfully creates his own distinctive cinematic world, leaving en route a trail of objects which may or may not have any meaning.
Amazing first film by Christopher Nolan. The black and white cinematograpjy on point for this film noir. Acting is sublime. Playing with time, narratives, editing...trade mark Nolan.
inception, dark knight and interstellar are nolan's films that people worship like idols but FOLLOWING and MEMENTO are the ones that i go with among his'.
Following is a pitch-black crime story, but never forgets its gentler side. It is, at 70 minutes, a slim movie, but by the time it concludes in inevitable tragedy, Nolan's characters have accomplished something rare for an openly nihilistic work: sympathy. [10 Sep 1999, p.10G]
As a psychological mystery it plays persuasively if not profoundly. Nolan relishes the sheer nastiness he keeps stirred up, unabated for 70 minutes. You can, too, provided you don't ask more of it.
There are moments in Christopher Nolan's thematically ambitious film noir that make you wish he had the time and money and, to a certain degree, talent, to fulfill his lofty goals. [11 Feb 2000, p.C9]
Unnerving and occasionally witty, were it not for its weak third act, Nolan's film might fall just short of genius. As it is, though, it's unique nonetheless.
With plenty of talent on display, this movie makes it very much a Nolan movie. Though the ideas may be pretty good, there's still some improvement needed in the execution to make this movie a great one.
Creepy and I liked it, I rate it 8/10 because it is not my absolute favorite, but if I watched it again, perhaps I would bump up the score it has been a while. Excellent film.