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Them That Follow

2019

Brittany Poulton, Dan Madison Savage

Olivia Colman, Kaitlyn Dever, Alice Englert, Jim Gaffigan ...

5.1

64

Thriller Set deep in the wilds of Appalachia, where believers handle death-dealing snakes to prove themselves before God, "Them That Follow" tells the story of a pastor's daughter who holds a secret that threatens to tear her community apart.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"A lethargic, emotionally vacant film (...) It would be kind to call the script’s characterisation slight, more realistic to refer to it as non-existent (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Amy Nicholson Variety	"[The] love triangle ignites the very slow burn that tests our patience"	NEU
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"It’s nerve-jangling and raw, and the filmmakers earn their tension and the gruesome harm that comes with it."	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"As grimly gripping as 'Them That Follow' is, the proceedings have a stacked-deck quality to them, which keeps this compelling tale from being truly galvanising."	NEU
United States	Carlos Aguilar The Wrap	"There are plot points clearly designed to be shocking which, once revealed, turn out to be underwhelming, and instead read as predictable situations"	NEU
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"It’s a disappointingly flat drama. Rarely has the world of religious extremism felt so dramatically inert"	NEG
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"Admirably acted yet emotionally blank"	NEU
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"A forgettable Bible belt drama (...) This doesn’t have the ambition of tragedy or the scope to be more than a gritty actors’ piece (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Kevin Maher The Times	"[It creates] a pervading sense of gloom that’s intensely compelling (...) [Colman] is perfect in the role (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Tara Brady Irish Times	"[A] handsome, compelling drama (...) Grand themes concerning faith and family are given grand voice from Colman and Goggins (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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