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Slow-paced. Brooding. Intriguing. Good acting. An unusual movie about a backwoods, Pentecostal, snake-handling congregation. Sinful secrets are bubbling under the surface and threaten to ruin the tight-knit, faithful community. The writers made a creative choice to surround an overplayed love story with the interesting addition of giving us a window into a fairly unknown and controversial religious sect. In My Humble Opinion, it definitely won't be for everyone, with its unorthodox subject matter, subdued acting, and inconclusive ending... but it held our attention through to the end.

Slow and dull. The acting was good but could do nothing for the poor script. I think it wanted to make the public aware of the snake handling cult churches. The side story was supposed to be about Mara and auggie . Nothing to see there. I just felt nothing with this movie.

This movie is about the standard 90 minutes long but at the 60 minute point I felt like I had watched it for two hours. It dragged on and on.

The story is OK - not that much really happens of much interest. It would have been much more engaging if the story explored the turmoil of the characters in more depth - I did find it very superficial for the most part.

It's not a movie I would watch again.

The first 2/3 of this film are very slow paced, interminable burden on the viewer. The last 1/3 is a series of predictable jump scares and tropes. They are shallow and silly, but I guess the point of the first 2/3 is to put you in such a torpor that you fall for the jump scares.

The acting is not bad at all. But over all this just fails on several core levels due to script pacing and hamfisted directing.

In a backward mountain community that worships the serpent, Mara (Alice Englert) is the daughter of Pastor Lemuel Childs (Walton Goggins). When she is proposed to get married with the local Garret (Lewis Pullman), Mara has to face her demons and come up to a decision.

"Them That Follow" is a slow-paced film about the relationship of religious fanatics in a backward community in the mountains. The pace is too slow and the theme is unpleasant. But for those that like the genre, the movie is not bad. My vote is five.

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An extremely slow burn about faith, secrets, and nature vs nurture set deep in the Appalachian Mountains? Yeah I'm in. The good news is that the acting is superb, the direction and cinematography are eerie, but the story only begins to get interesting in the third act. And for a film that is merely 98 minutes long, that's not exactly something to write home about. And unfortunately, stories like this won't be seen in masses.

6.3/10

Going by the title I thought I would watch a horror movie but it turns out to be a movie about God worshipping lunatics. So all in all it actually turns out to be a horror movie, or at least to me, as I'm a convinced atheist and there's nothing more disturbing to me than religion, any kind of religion. That being said you get the picture, it isn't a horror movie, but it's a watchable movie, a movie I did enjoy as I always have a fascination for watching crazy people. The story could be unreal to a normal sain person but the fact that this happens sometimes makes it interesting to watch. The cast wasn't bad either so that's a bonus.

This was a dozer for sure, keeping my eyes open was a challenge.

So this was supposed to be a back woods kind of cult thing, honestly these people had WAY to neat of hair and far too many teeth to resemble anything like the true backwoods, extremist, hill people that the director is trying to be portray.

The movie lacked spark, lack staying=power.

Them that follow starts off as quiet movie, almost a social study of a rural, religious community in the US hinterlands. But right from the beginning you can feel, that there is something dark brooding under the soil of this fragile community. And sure enough, the tension breaks at the end into a visceral finale. When the movie almost turns into body horror, you find yourself at the edge of your seat, begging the characters would stop with their gruesome actions. And while you want to look away, you realize that you just can't. This movie already has gone into your veins like the poison of the rattlesnakes, that play such a prominent role in this community drama. Them that follow portraits the coming-of-age of Mara, the pastor's daughter in a religious community, that seems estranged from civilization. Her father and his religious followers practise an equally strange and dangerous version of christian belief. During the service they deal with deadly poisonous snakes, that they collect in the woods. By handling the snakes, the worshippers put their live in God's hands, with the promise that all sins may be forgiven, if you survive the encounter with the reptiles. Mara does not question this behaviour and her own faith, until she becomes engaged with a young man from the village, while secretly loving another. This love triangle leads to unchristian behaviour and, sure enough, the snakes come into play. Mara finds herself into a position, where she must challenge her own belief to save the man she loves. I saw Them that Follow at South-by-Southwest 2019, not knowing anything about this movie. And I have to say, by the end I was fully gripped. The story, which is based on existing snake handler communities, unfolds slowly, but is rip-roaring at the end. The performances from the young actors are very good and you believe in the relationship of the characters. But it is Olivia Colman and Walter Goggins who stand out in the great cast. It is them, who give this people a heart and soul, by portraying as real people, who care deeply about their loved-ones. They are religious fanatics, but they are not insane. Their actions come from, well, good faith and they have the best intentions for the people, who are close to them. That you feel empathy for these characters is credit to the fabolous actors and the good direction of directors and screenwriters Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage. Both have personal experiences with fringe religious groups. Them that follow is an indie-surprise. It is heartfelt, gripping and willing to pull some necessary punches to deliver it's story. Worth a watch!

...but I thought it was really good. The narrow mindedness is so aggravating. Great acting. Walton always freaks me out when he plays that kind of character.

I never felt compelled to turn this off but at the same time it barely kept me watching. The cast are decent and no one performs badly but ultimately not a lot happens and the story is just rather dull and unexciting. Wouldn't go out of your way to watch this one a bit of a snooze fest in all honesty.

Them That Follow: A bleak story set in Appalachia among adherents of a snake-handling Pentecostal Church. Mara (Alice Englert) is the pastor's (Walter Goggins) daughter, she retains her faith but is being pressured into marrying a loyal member of the congregation, Garrett. She is secretly pregnant by Auggie who has drifted away from the church. The members of the sect are literally dirt poor and steeped in ignorance and prejudice. It is an insular society with people watching each other's behaviour and being judgmental. The outside world intrudes when a boy dies after being bitten by a snake. The police arrest Auggie. Mara faces a dilemma regarding the choices facing her.



Not the most original of plots but the faith of the congregation is vividly portrayed as they worship in their corrugated iron roofed assembly hall or in an open air natural amphitheatre in the woods. The snakes seem peaceful as they entwine together in their nests among the forest rocks but we see how deadly they can become. Handling the snakes is an article of faith and the church members believe that bites can be cured through prayer. Indeed the pastor casts out all sorts of ailments. Some great acting by Englert, Olivia Coleman as Auggie's devout mother and Kaitlyn Dever as Daisy, Mara's friend who may be overly pious or just might have a streak of Iago in her. Goggins looks and acts as if he is channeling Jack Nicholson from the wider scenes of The Shining. In some ways reminiscent of Winter Bone but in this case the locals are high on religion rather than hillbilly heroin. Written and Directed by Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage. 7/10.

This movie is right there with Winter's Bone. Gritty story about a place nobody really knows about.

I watched this because I liked the main actress in Ratched, and she's great in this movie. I don't want to give anything away, but just watch it. It's impressive.

Despite the catagory the film comes under there is no actuall thriller elements to this film, unless you count the snakes and what they do. Its a drama movie moreover showing life in an isolated community and what they do to people they deem unfit for those that live with them. Its heartbreaking in certain areas but the plot and cast are decent always and its an ok movie. Maybe a little longer but it could be worst.

Nothing makes me angrier than wasting my time watching a movie where nothing ever happens. If you're like me than I suggest you skip watching this piece of nothing. Everything was boring about this movie: the acting, the writing, the soundtrack, the cinematography and not to mention the story (which is about a group of religious people who do weird stuff in the name of God) that has been done a lot of times and much much better. Don't waste your time or your money watching this.

Describng this as a movie about a snake handling church may not draw some people in. That's a shame. Anyone who likes these actors should take a look. I have to admit I'm partial to films about fringe religious groups. But the group isn't sensationalized. Yes there are several snake handling scenes. But this is just what these church members believe. The group is targeted by local law enforcement for their actions. However, the acting is the best reason to watch this. Walton Goggins is ideally suited to the role. Her performance here demonstrates why Olivia Colman is one of the best actors alive. Check it out.

Storyline is boring, very boring. The ritual thing is lame and showing bunch of morons existed. What the point of making this movie? It's terrible and waste of time to watch. Rate 3 as some standard of a movie been attained there.

Boring story. Nothing happens that you don't expect. I hate snakes. Exploits worst aspects of religious thinking.

This movie worked for me. Sure, there's flaws. Many flaws and some huge ones, yet the overall feel of this film was tense and dreamlike. One must take for granted that the religion and it's followers are absolute nut jobs and overlook the stupid speeches and sermons that sprinkle the action. Yes it's annoying, but just take it in stride that accept it as an accurate enough portrayal. The nature scenes are lovely backdrops. The old trucks and structures all lend an incredible autnenticity to things. A very unique script directed deftly and all the cast members delivered strong performances. It's a sombre, morose experience that stuck with me. Some of the things that bothered me I confess were essential to plot development, yet they detracted from my enjoyment nonetheless. Just a little, but still.......check it out. Maybe it'll strike you the same way it struck me.