Follow Her

I guess this film was taking a swing at influencers and content creators and the Tik Tok generation. Also how people chase a dream regardless of how broken it is. It was trying to show there are real world consequences for narcissism I think.

The film ran out of steam once Jess meets her client Tom. It's really hard to carry a film with two characters in a single location. SLEUTH is one of the few stories to carry off that kind of intensity and FOLLOW HER didn't.

The big reveal shook things up but ultimately didn't go anywhere and the ending was predictable.

In the end, FOLLOW HER is a slew of ideas that fail to come together as a cohesive concept.

I dislike social media and the hellscape we've created in it's wake... but this movie was so boring and poorly acted. The only redeeming character was the cat. The movie does little to expand on the vapid people (the royal) we've become in the quest for stardom and likes. There are many Black Mirror episodes that masterfully comment on many aspects of what this movie aims for but misses. It's supposed to be meta within meta but it's just insipid. The dialog and plot points are so dull, and made even worse by all of the 'recaps' within the movie. Did i mention i liked the cat? Poor thing, i hope it can still find work after being associated with this movie...

There's quite a clever line in 'Follow Her' where the lead female character says something to the effect of, "the man can't just turn out to the killer, we've seen that in a thousand movies before." And it made me take pause, because the movie was seemingly being self-aware. But what it was really doing was making us realise everything can't be as straight forward as it would appear. So instead of just going along for the ride and thinking you know exactly how this will all pan out, you are suddenly aware of the potential for plot twists and turns, and you become a lot more invested in the movie for that reason.

And from there out the film does its best to surprise us and catch us out. The film certainly doesn't fail from lack of trying. It throws as much at the wall as it can and just enough sticks to keep it afloat. The only thing that lets it down is that it never quite delivers that knock out blow that leaves your jaw on the floor. Still, if you're in the mood for a switch-off-brain thriller then you could do much worse than 'Follow Her'. 6/10.

It's hard to find a genuinely good indie film sometimes, but Follow Her was a great time. Incredibly well-acted by both leads, and is perfectly tailored for the millennials and gen zs.

Takes some crazy twists and the ending is nuts.

Makes some good points about personal privacy in the Information Age where everyone is filmed at all times and people live their lives for the likes.

Creepy and suspenseful and at times incredibly funny.

Honestly I would've paid to see this in theatres it was way higher in quality than typical indie films. The ending was ambiguous which is my favourite kind of ending. WATCH IT.

These social media-based horror flicks are a dime a dozen out there, and most of them are pretty bad. Also undesirable, is watching a movie where you have to sit and watch someone use social media or similar devices, like texting, streaming, or hacking. It can really be a dull and snoozy experience. With all that said, and all these potential stacks against being something good, this one does enough things right that it is actually quite a fun little romp through the genre. It doesn't spend too much time on any one concept, but its rotating plot devices are just there with good-enough acting, and you take it at face value, curious as to what comes next. We even get an outhouse scene, so of course I added a star for that. Couple of witless tropes work ok in this context (meet up with some unknown dude in the middle of the Blair Witch woods) The over-all message is again pointing out behavior that a social media lieutenant is willing to undertake for success or money, which can (and probably should) lead to their downfall.