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Early 'Together' Reviews Praise Chemistry and Practical Effects but Flag Pacing and CGI

Advance critics emphasize the film’s allegorical take on codependency through visceral body horror.

Alison Brie as Mille, left, and Dave Franco as Tim in “Together.”
Alison Brie as Mille in “Together.”
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Alison Brie as Mille, left, and Dave Franco as Tim in “Together.”

Overview

  • Michael Shanks makes his feature directorial debut with Together, which opens in theaters on July 30 after a Sundance premiere and Neon acquisition.
  • Alison Brie and Dave Franco’s authentic chemistry grounds the unsettling physical merging of their characters, earning consistent praise from reviewers.
  • Practical prosthetic makeup delivers the film’s most effective body-horror sequences, while some CGI-driven scenes strike critics as visually messy.
  • Several reviews point to the film’s slow build and routine relationship drama as diminishing the impact of its horror elements.
  • The plot follows Millie and Tim as a mysterious cave water fuses them together, serving as a visceral allegory for intimacy, identity, and codependency.