Dave’s Place / Metamusing

I saw Following last night. This is by the same fellow who did Memento, which I really enjoyed, so I had high hopes for this movie. I was not disappointed. This is a ’small’ movie - unknown cast, low budget, only a few sets and a few characters, and it’s shot in black and white. Even so it’s compelling stuff with a tight script and a tense ‘where is this going’ feel to it. Plus the director plays with sequence such that you really have to pay a bit of attention to keep track of where you are in the story. Not to the degree that he does in Memento but enough that you have to pay attention to it. All in all I would say Memento was the more entertaining movie, but that’s not to say you should skip this one. Three stars from me.