A Brief History
On July 30, 2025, Together was released in the United States by Neon, a nifty film in the genre we love best, horror!
Digging Deeper
Right off the bat Together throws a different wrinkle at the audience by starring a real life married couple, Dave Franco and Alison Brie as a not married pair of live in partners with a slightly troubled relationship. When the couple moves to an out of the way, remote small town, their troubles escalate and take a dark turn toward the secret of this particular burg.
Written and directed by Michael Shanks, the film makes the most of its mere $17 million budget, turning in excellent acting and directing and adequate special effects where needed. Running 102 minutes, the film ends up taking a bizarre twist, which the audience can interpret as a happy or unhappy ending, whichever suits the viewer’s perspective on the final result.
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 90% rating from the 183 critics that reviewed it, and we have to agree with the majority, as the film was entertaining and refreshingly different rather than a reworked formulaic story that so many movies succumb to,, although the producers of 2023’s film, Better Half, apparently disagree as they sued the makers of Together for plagiarism, an issue yet to be resolved.
While together is a little slow in the first half, developing the characters and setting the stage for the big reveal, the second have moves along considerably faster, creating the tension and anxiety for the protagonists and the audience that horror fans love, culminating in a definitive reveal at the end. In short, we were entertained and were glad to have visited our local theater for the experience
Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Did you see this film? If so, did you enjoy this film?
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see the film’s official website.
