Together(2025)(Review)

At it’s core, body horror is about the loss of control. It comes in all forms and severities, and it reminds us of how helpless we truly are. And whenever we get a new addition to the body horror subgenre, it’s often a film worth seeing for one reason or another. Whether that be the gross-out special effects, or the strange way they force the audience to mentally participate.

Today’s review is on the new 2025 film, ‘Together’.
And just to say it – only mild spoiler warnings through here, nothing serious.

‘Together’ tells the story of Millie & Tim (played by real life couple Alison Brie & Dave Franco). She has taken a new job as a teacher in a very remote, quiet town that’s hours away from the city they’ve been living in. Tim is a bit of a homebody who has aspirations to be a touring musician. When they do move to their new home in the middle of nowhere, life and love are harder for them to mindlessly stroll through. They begin to have discourse in their relationship with an emphasis on Tim being co-dependent of his partner, and failing to be capable on his own.

One evening while they are going on a hike through their neighboring woods, they get lost and end up in a strange cavern. There’s anthropomorphic carvings all over the place and a shimmering pool in the center of the floor. Stranded and desperate, they drink from the pool and fall asleep by a fire. When they awake the next day and find their way home, things begin to change. Tim’s recurring nightmares are getting far worse, and his co-dependency on Millie is hitting a boiling point. What ensues is a tale of honest love, the push & pull of attraction, and a trip to the realm of romantic singularity.

The film itself begins by establishing the rules of the universe with a cold open that is very disturbing. When we meet with Millie & Tim, the organic chemistry between the couple really makes the film hit on an emotional level. Everything from their body language to their eye contact feels so natural, and it really makes a difference once you’re aware of it. As the film progresses, we the viewers are met with a barrage of shock & awe moments and cringe-inducing awkwardness that’s filmed in a beautiful landscape. And when we get into the body horror aspect, it has moments of rather squirmy special effects that pace themselves to a beautiful finale. It’s a balance of practical effects and digital that really work well together as a whole – some parts are worse than others, but not in the distracting sort of way.

It has genuinely scary moments layered throughout it’s thick, dreadful atmosphere. A very human story that has an earnest core beneath it’s oozing wounds. It’s a very good film that has enough honesty, emotion, and intelligence behind it to support such a twisted journey. It’s easy to see why it’s been considered such a crowd pleaser.

4/5

“Together” is currently playing in theaters.

‘Til Next Time,
Mike Cleopatra

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