Following

Impressively acted by the unknown cast, and eerily shot in black and white, Nolan successfully creates his own distinctive cinematic world, leaving en route a trail of objects which may or may not have any meaning.

The usual elements of scheming and deception are well represented here, but they are made all the knottier by shifting time frames.

Following is a pitch-black crime story, but never forgets its gentler side. It is, at 70 minutes, a slim movie, but by the time it concludes in inevitable tragedy, Nolan's characters have accomplished something rare for an openly nihilistic work: sympathy. [10 Sep 1999, p.10G]

As a psychological mystery it plays persuasively if not profoundly. Nolan relishes the sheer nastiness he keeps stirred up, unabated for 70 minutes. You can, too, provided you don't ask more of it.

There are moments in Christopher Nolan's thematically ambitious film noir that make you wish he had the time and money and, to a certain degree, talent, to fulfill his lofty goals. [11 Feb 2000, p.C9]

Unnerving and occasionally witty, were it not for its weak third act, Nolan's film might fall just short of genius. As it is, though, it's unique nonetheless.

Following is modest and engaging, but in being strenuously clever, it surrenders any dibs it might have on being relevant, or original.

Following is Christopher Nolan's debut film, which he shot in black and white on a $3,000 budget. The finished product is a fast 70-minute thriller with multiple surprising plot twists. Following is film noir at its finest.

With plenty of talent on display, this movie makes it very much a Nolan movie. Though the ideas may be pretty good, there's still some improvement needed in the execution to make this movie a great one.

Nolan's first production in 16 mm and black and white Nolan's first production in 16 mm and black and white

Can feel Nolan's style even in this short $6k budget film, the editing, dialogue, and pacing all feel very familiar.

It's hard to believe Nolan made this, only two years before Memento no less. It's just a very silly and amateurish movie, even more irritatingly boyish than its protagonist