Following (1998)

August 10

Christopher Nolan's directorial debut. He has matured a lot since he was more style than substance in this film. The insane juxtaposing of scenes in this one works out only by the end of the movie. It can get very confusing until that point though. The plot is very interesting; a guy stalks people for research for writing, than it becomes an obsession. Meets a robber who finds him out, they become "friends" while the main character researches the others robbing methods. The last thirty minutes really makes the film. There are about five plot twists that make the whole film make so much more sense. Nolan has never had problems directing actors though. The Batman nod was a nice surprise. Seventy minutes for this movie is just fine.

8.7/10.0