FOLLOWING - TV Film Review 6/8/07

Wanted to see this film for quite a while then noticed it was playing on a late night slot on BBC2 after a "Heroes" repeat and decide to record it to watch later. An early effort from Director Christopher Nolan (Memento, Batman Begins & The Prestige) has an unknown cast filmed in a black & white neo-noir style of an aspiring writer who gets obsessed with following people around and gets caught by an erstwhile burglar or so you may think? Truth gradually eludes you as things are not as they appear and you can clearly see Director Nolan's sleight of hand as the cross and double-cross happens and the twists pile up. Like a "Tales Of The Unexpected" episode stoked on coke and stretched out to 70 minutes this hammers home all it's points and still leaves you thinking long after it has finished. Chronologically disjointed you can actual watch it in sequence on the DVD - Much like you can play "Memento" from the beginning or the end. Worthwhile fare from this fairly unknown gem lying in a swathe of TV repeats.