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Best movie ever!
Roy Hart
If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.
Skyler
Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de)
Chinese director Wong Kar Wai's "The Follow" is another of the BMW promo short films written by Andrew Kevin Walker, (Se7en) and starring Clive Owen as the mysterious Driver. It's an exception, however, with regard to the storyline. This one has no wild car chase, but is really more of a thriller featuring actors Mickey Rourke and Forest Whitaker who gave two of the most lauded performances of the 2000s ("The Wrestler", "The Last King of Scotland"). As I thought about some of the other promo films that the car action was the worst part, I'm kinda missing it here. The Driver has to fill in as a private eye spying on an allegedly unfaithful wife and, in the process, tells us about the motivation behind it and we see a decent display of Rourke aching from being cheated on and alcohol abuse.Sadly, I didn't really like this one that much. Especially looking at the cast, this could have been a lot better, especially with Wong Kar Wai seemingly having all the freedom he wanted as there was really nothing in here that hinted at being a BMW commercial.
girmo2003
The BMW Film series films are all excellent. I particularly appreciate the humor of "Star" and the sensitivity and awareness of "Powder Keg," but "The Follow" seems to stand out as the best film of them all. The Driver seems more relaxed and perhaps more together in this of all of the films. He starts out detached, coldly explaining the best way to tail someone, but becomes human, identifying with the heroine and allowing justice to be served. Amazingly all accomplished in 6 minutes. Clive Owen is great as always and Forest Whitaker is affecting in an unbilled performance. 9/10
luddite-1
This was a fantastic cinematic experience. Everything in this film, every line, every move, it all means something. Kar-wai Wong shows himself to be master here, and Clive Owen shows just how effortless great acting appears. Why isn't this man Bond?
Apophis
If you have not seen any of the short films, stop reading right now and go watch them. Far from being just a bunch of car commercials, they feature popular directors like Guy Ritchie and Ang Lee, and are really intriguing.That said, I think "The Follow" is the best of this series, and that says a lot. Directed by Wong Kar-Wai, and starring the impeccably cast Clive Owen, this short film differs from the others in that it mixes action, intelligence, and emotion, rather than simply a car chase.The character of the Driver (Owen) is developed very well, in my opinion. He is shown to have his own ethics and standards, and is more that just a good driver.It also features Mickey Rourke and Forest Whitaker in supporting roles.
