Them That Follow
critic Reviews
, 59% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Them That Follow never quite captures the spiritual fervor of its setting, but the cast's committed performances make for an intermittently satisfying character study.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreNoëlle D. LilleyChicago Reader
In their directorial debut, Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage fail to show the church in a neutral light, choosing instead to lean into a "crazy cult" caricature rather than evenly portray what is already a complex, divisive religious custom.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKevin MaherTimes (UK)
The plot is soapy, but the film’s writing and directing team, Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage, treat the characters with dignity... and create a sense of gloom that’s intensely compelling.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePeter RainerFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
It does grip you because of the inherent nature of the story itself.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMatthew LickonaSan Diego Reader
Boy howdy, do the serpents ever serve a fine cinematic purpose: visual proofs of invisible things: faith, forgiveness, and the danger to self that makes it "a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God."
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRichard RoeperChicago Sun-Times
Directors Poulton and Savage and cinematographer Brett Jutkiewicz consistently deliver visually arresting shots, while the music by Garth Stevenson helps build the suspense.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTom LongDetroit News
"Them That Follow" is the sort of perfectly acceptable film that nevertheless leaves you wondering how great it could have been.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRichard PropesTheIndependentCritic.com
It's the kind of film that brings to light its mostly hidden world in ways that feel honest.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMatt CipollaThe Film Stage
It sounds good enough, but its attempts to slink around gender and supernatural clichés are too repetitive and lacking character to make its point feel more than moot.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKatie HoganVultureHound
Them That Follow may fall through the cracks of the cinema as the story does feel like we've heard this before, for those you are who enjoy a solid secret cult on screen this will be for you.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreFederico FurzanCinelipsis
The movie feels like something someone can't let go off for some reason. Fascinating cast. Weak script. [Full review in Spanish].
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