Following

Perhaps not as subtly thought out (even though... :))) as Nolan's top pieces, but already here – in his (and it must be said very successful) debut Christopher Nolan shows his undeniable writing and directing abilities, which he manages to bring to near perfection over the course of his subsequent work. The first 30-40 minutes or so I may have been a little bored at times, but once the reveal (actually, two reveals :))) came, I was completely engrossed. (25/09/2010)

Excellent. Nolan works skillfully with storytelling, he knows when to tell and when not to tell, if you know what I mean. The whole time you’re following him, breathing down his neck, but he knows full well that you’re there and so he changes direction to confuse you and then disappears all of a sudden, only to reappear behind you and push you under a train. And the only thing that crosses your mind as you fall under the wheels of the express is... surprise. (14/05/2010)

Christopher Nolan is a great director and I personally look forward to every film he comes up with. Yes, the Batman films are mainly responsible for that, but Memento already won me over. But in the case of Following, I was quite disappointed. Even though it's visually interesting, and even though it has good acting and a good script, it just didn't grab me. (27/11/2015)

Nolan’s low-budget feature-length debut, where he used a storytelling style similar to The Prestige. You can easily recognize the themes and means of expression that he eventually develops to absolute perfection in his later work. Following has a lot to offer even when you already know later, more famous movies from this director. It perfectly captures atmosphere of the London suburbs perfectly, has decent actors and, most importantly, a very well written and original screenplay. Jeremy Theobald is definitely worth mentioning, who already appeared in Nolan’s short, Doodlebug. It’s a terrible shame that, with exception of those two, he never appeared in anything else, because he is a really good actor, has charisma as well and his voice is specifically his, like few others. (13/01/2007)

If there's one thing Christopher Nolan really knows how to do, it's to grab attention with a uniquely constructed story, which is exactly the case with his wondrous Following. Nothing expensive, nothing overly ambitious, and certainly nothing bursting with ideas, but you can get a lot out of even a little, and you can get even more out of it with your own skill and care. Of course, in terms of overall quality, this is only a minor creative warm-up for the far richer Memento, but Nolan proved himself in his debut to be such a skilled cinematographer, such a great screenwriter with a unique sense of timing, and, most importantly, such an excellent director that Following deserves no condemnation at all alongside all the Batmans and Inceptions. But you’ll have to see for yourselves. :-) 75% (29/07/2014)