New horror movie Together has made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival, and it’s already winning over critics. The horror comedy stars real-life married couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco as Millie and Tim, who relocate from the city to a house in the country.
Things start to get weird after the pair go for a walk in the country and they stumble upon a mysterious water source, which according to the synopsis, “begins an extreme transformation of their love, their lives, and their flesh.” Billed as a body horror mixed with dark comedy, the new movie has already sold to Neon off the basis off strong early reactions.
The Michael Shanks-directed movie has currently got a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes too, based on 18 reviews. Critics have called it everything from “delightfully unhinged” to a “wild horror romance” in first reviews.
Indie Wire’s Kate Erbland writes that “it’s hard not to get pulled into the spectacle, stuck to the story, really connected to this crowd-pleasing (and -screaming) little ditty of a midnight treat.”
The Hollywood Reporter’s David Rooney praises the film’s direction, concluding: “Shanks could stand to develop more finesse (and better writing) in the emotional drama. But even if he’s killing time in his first feature before letting loose a heap of corporeal mayhem, Together marks him as a talent to watch. It’s an ideal midnight date movie for the non-squeamish.”
The Guardian’s Benjamin Lee gives it 3 stars, writing that it’s “a convincingly gory argument for being single”. Meanwhile, Variety’s Owen Gleiberman says that “audiences should have fun with Together, a body-horror movie about a serious thing – love – that never takes itself too seriously.”
For more scares, check out our guide to upcoming horror movies and our list of the best horror movies of all time.