Together

If you want to watch a bright, inventive and funny body horror, take note of Michael Shanks' debut.
"One Whole" does not reach the heights of the grotesque "Substance", and is not as pretentiously filmed as the same "Ugly Sister", but it is no less vital, as well as a touching and thrillingly creepy story about how people find the strength to overcome their own fears in the name of love.

How wonderful Dave and Alison are in the movie, the chemistry is maximum

I've been waiting for this movie since the very first teaser, and I had high expectations. I liked the movie itself, it looks interesting, there is humor, and the actors are wonderful.
The idea is very good, only believe her don't put the squeeze on to the end. There are many questions left, "why?". The ending is a shock.
Love attracts, literally.

I was really looking forward to the movie. I was not disappointed, although it seems that the potential of the concept has not really been fully realized, and if a similar film is ever released in the future, it will most likely be more powerful.
But, in general, it's not bad as it is. Reducing the number of "baby" and "baby" would be great.

It seems that cinema trips to various expected body horror shows are already our family tradition. Which I really like. But if earlier Diana had to turn away at particularly delicious moments (a person does not like meat dancing, what can I do), while I greedily catch every frame, then this time the viewing turned out to be at an almost ideal comfort level for both of us, and we enjoyed more either the movie or each other's hugs before the credits.
Together is, as she correctly said, the perfect movie for February 14th. The cinematic embodiment of the memes "We?" and "Me and who?" and just a picture where you can freely reflect on many moments of your own relationship, over and over again comparing yourself with the main characters. And in fact, these are probably just associative jokes, because from the point of view of all sorts of issues, the film is rather weak. The metaphors are too bold, a lot is said head-on, but the chemistry of the duo of Alison Brie and Dave Franco is so true that you begin to perceive what is happening more vividly and deeply than it really is.

But for me personally, both a drop of disappointment and a slight delight are not horror. This is more of a tragicomedy, where you will often look at each other with a smile, interlacing your fingers, rather than being afraid of something. There's not much creepy here, much less downright scary, but there's a lot of something so sincere that it's easier to feel with the experience of a romantic relationship behind your back.
There is little delicious meat here, criminally little. There is not the intensity and elevated degree of the grotesque, as in the recent sisters in the genre. The big disadvantage of Together is that it seems to be afraid to raise the stakes and throw the viewer into something terribly disgusting, limiting itself either to hints and half-hints, or to rare but rather budgetary moments of any body-positivity. And maybe it's not even good or bad, it's just that it was obviously not very fair for the marketers to present the film from this particular angle.

And as a result, it seems to be a weak horror, especially a "body", and a weak psychological thriller, and no serious problems are disclosed here. But, damn it, we really liked it, the film is very funny, we often held back our laughter so as not to frighten the already few viewers, and the ending caused outright delight, after which I want to immediately review the film. At the end, the level of positivity was at such a high level that we walked with a proud gait to the exit from the cinema, holding each other's hands tightly, and for a long time afterwards without relaxing our grip. I think that such an aftertaste from any painting is more expensive than any dramatic value.
It's a good movie. If you really blame him, it's only because he could have been a little better. But we don't want to scold him at all, that's why we have such a generous assessment.

I expected more. In general, everything goes according to the classics: a new house, people disappeared in the neighborhood before them, heroes in the same place, a cult.

Not a bad debut for a director) weak, not weak, but it's a body horror) sometimes funny, sometimes creepy. The idea may be simple, without a complex and deep meaning, which is a plus, but it's not implemented well) the only thing is, this cult is not disclosed at all, it's only needed to explain the cave, but since it has so little time, it could have been played out somehow differently. A good movie, it will definitely be remembered against the background of horror films coming out in the year 25.

A third of the film asked with her face covered in fear🤡
You may ask if my ideas are crazy, but yes, they are.

A curious body horror. And the ending is also remarkable (plus with the guess the gender game, although it's hard to make a mistake there). But it's far from the best of the year, as many reviews and advertisements say).

Badly screwed up. What is the point of merging? If this is an allusion to building relationships, then what will the new being do in the end? Their main conflict is the mismatch of their life plans. He wants to play in a band, and she wants to sit in the wilderness and teach the kids. As a result, this contradiction was not resolved in any way, they simply merged together and happily became part of the cult. Well, it made sense to describe all the dynamics, if the main thing is just to remember that you love very much and have fun jumping into each other's arms. If we're going to scare you with a merger-marriage, then to the end.

While the mass audience scolds cinema for its second-handness, prequels, sequels, and lack of ideology, my favorite horror genre has a renaissance

I've only been going to the movies for horror movies for the last few years and I come out of the sessions super happy.

I also watched the whole thing with a buzz. The locations are very beautiful, the forest, the houses

I didn't expect much from this movie before watching it. First of all, because of the number of new releases that are now being positioned as brilliant "body horror" films, and also, to be honest, because after what I saw in the trailer, the idea that two people are "magnetic" to each other seemed to me more comical than very frightening. Nevertheless, "One Whole" turned out to be a good horror movie, which has really scary moments. It's hard not to notice the obvious metaphor of codependent relationships in the merger, however, in my opinion, it's better to take it as a metaphor rather than trying to find a development of this idea in the film worthy of a therapist's analysis. After all, this is just an atmospheric horror movie in which the characters are victims of the actions of followers of a certain cult.

I have no doubt that the new wave of body horror looks back at the references of the natural creator (and father) of this genre, David Cronenberg, who uses bodily deformities for complex social commentary. For him, any abomination on the screen always becomes an excuse to talk about who we are. And now every director in the body horror genre strives for the same combination of shocking, challenging visuals and topical themes: for example, "Substance" and "Ugly Sister" are etched into memory not only with their nightmarish images, but also with sharp statements about the dictatorship of beauty and the pressure of society. Michael Shanks follows the same path, deconstructs and exposes the relationships of partners who completely dissolve into each other. He shows their closeness as both happiness and a trap. A couple would rather die for each other than spend even a minute apart.

"One Whole" nevertheless turns out to be a bright, inventive and even sometimes funny body horror about the topic of married life, where not everyone and not always succeeds in seeing the moment when mutual support can be replaced by dissolution into a partner. There is some irony in the fact that the main characters are embodied by real spouses Dave Franco and Alison Brie, but this does not prevent them from giving their best even in the most awkward and absurd situations.

Even though it's a horror movie, you don't really expect anything from films of this genre at the moment.
But here, although the plot is simple and there may be little action and I would like more sharp turns, but the film does not need it.

He raises an interesting topic of intimacy and confidence in his person through a cult.

I'm very afraid of various body horrors, but it wasn't scary here, rather disgusting in moments, and even sometimes I would like more such merges.

I definitely recommend it for viewing! 9/10
The actors are cool, beautiful and worthy of attention.

I liked the movie. He was terrifying in places. It looked nasty in places. Not a bad plot, the ending is open, for reflection.

I liked it very much. a subtle metaphor for a codependent relationship, a little lighter than the body horror substance, which is why it looks easier! (for me, the substance was tin, sou..) + the cult theme was generally a bomb, a buzz movie. moderately scary, moderately nasty and with very pleasant characters..

The perfect Valentine's Day movie for singles, if you want to remind yourself that sometimes it's better to be alone than "whole" with someone who makes you unhappy.

PS And yes, now no one can say that the tale of "don't drink from a puddle" is just a children's horror story.

The film was directed by Michael Shanks based on his own script and played a small role there. It turned out to be, in fact, a melodrama about a crisis in a relationship against the background of a body horror. The spouses Alison Brie and Dave Franco played quite well, although personally, this Millie really infuriated me with the way she flirted with her colleague at school Jamie (Damon Herriman) and her attitude towards Tim in general. Yes, he's only thirty-five and he hasn't become a rock star, so now what, nag him for it? And when he admits that he feels strange, he doesn't want to listen at all! Well, there are also minor joints in the script, when they undressed, and how it all appeared and happened is not explained. Yes, there is a phrase from Plato, but where does the process come from? Left out of the picture. Nevertheless, the film is interesting, intense and a bit nasty. Well, from my point of view, it's just hair in my mouth for me! You can watch it if you don't suffer from squeamishness.

What nonsense! An illogical filthy movie. I regret that I wasted my time.

The scariest moment of the movie

Overall, it's not bad, but there are a lot of questions. I liked the idea of depicting a codependent relationship this way. And the actors are good.

It's a pity that the ending turned out to be somewhat optimistic. In fact, codependency in the film has been elevated to a cult.

In reality, one partner is an alcoholic or drug addict, and the other is trying his best to "save" him. Another option is when a person becomes codependent himself because of his childhood in a family with alcoholics.

Cave freaks look creepy and ridiculous, kind of together, but... Some personality is still preserved, albeit in a disfigured form. It is clear that couples do not live there, but live out their lives. But!
it's much scarier to lose yourself completely. The very "one whole" presented in the finale. People simply ceased to exist as individuals. And they show us aesthetics, beautiful serving. Why is the scariest codependency not shown to be ugly? 🤷‍♀️

It's a strange movie. The beginning was interesting, but the end was rubbish.😅

Definitely not the best horror of the year, but watchable.

An interesting allegory of a toxic relationship (especially funny that the main characters are played by a real husband and wife).

But something was missing. It's as if all the coolest moments were shown in the trailer again, and there's an aftertaste of understatement in the movie itself.

I've heard a lot about this movie from various sources. There were an awful lot of eulogies, but I tried not to read the reviews or watch the trailers.

but in the end, it turned out to be too much of a hype. No, the movie is not that bad, it's just that after such rumors about it, expectations were too high.

It's like a body horror movie. much more worthy films have been released recently.

it is clear that the film wanted to show a codependent relationship and everything goes into metaphors and psychology.
the intensity of all this and emotions, among other things, is added by a rather strong acting game. There is no particular fear or abomination from the film, it causes more of a sense of anxiety.
this is a kind of krch.

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Well, it's such a weird, interesting horror, the way I love it. So I had a complete fusion with the film.😁

Body horror on minimums. It won't be particularly scary or disgusting, but there is a slight tension towards the end.
It's certainly not my favorite "Substance," but it's not bad either, coming out of the cinema it was something to think about. It's nice that the film wasn't just made to show some kind of horror movie, but an actual problem in a relationship is embedded in the plot. The ending is kind of open to me, I still haven't decided for myself whether it's more bad or good.
I'll give the film 8, maybe 9 points. It was a pleasure to watch, beautifully shot, and the actors performed 10 out of 10.

I regret that I watched the trailer, as well, a lot is shown there.

In general, I really went in.
I'm wondering who saw this movie in the cinema, did they censor scenes with homosexuals or not? 🤔
I don't mind, but knowing our laws, I'm just curious.

Damn, that was awesome!
It is immediately obvious that there is no fairy tale in American culture with the message "do not drink from any indistinct puddle you will become a kid."
At some point, I felt very sorry for the characters, which is not typical, I think, for a body horror. There's also the merit of Dave and Alison, they have both a family and a great creative tandem.
At the same time, the film is easy for viewers to watch, well, not "Something", we admit. Humor is present, a little creepy. I've been waiting since the first trailer and I'm not disappointed at all. Yes, it was possible to finish it somewhere, add horror, but the director chose not to take risks and did not lose. I'll even review it somehow.
I would like to mention the work of the sound engineer separately - everything is fine and on the subject. Even that unexpected dive into the romcom towards the end, which turned into a great finale. I read that this is the director's debut, so we're waiting for what happens next.

The movie started quite well. There were even creepy and sudden screamers (buttery oil). But then the level was not kept up and everything descended almost into a comedy.

It's an interesting idea, but the whole movie is eye-popping.

It's a very controversial film, the shooting, my favorites Franco Brie, is a good idea. But they are frankly not enough in all respects. Little meat, little body horror, little else but a hyper-focus on relationships, which was also not developed in the nightmare.

We walked around the edge and just... that's it. Of course, I didn't expect much, but at least some aspect would have been dispersed, it would have been possible to go into delirium altogether and fuse them in the middle of the film and arrange real meat. Or something in the style of substance for the finale.

It's worth a look, but it's really in the mood. A good one, could have been a thousand times better.

After the commercial success of the Substance, the director clearly decided to repeat the trick, but instead of sticky filth and social satire, he rolled out a sterile CGI horror for the masses, so that God forbid - no one in the cinema threw up, and the film earned money.

The idea of merging a couple into one body is an interesting, visual illustration of a metaphor: They are one whole, but it is presented so smoothly and toothlessly that it resembles more a presentation of buying a house in the countryside than a body horror.

Forget the days of Cronenberg, instead of sticky slime and quivering meat with the smell of rotting flesh, we got slick CGI graphics.

If earlier body horror was an attraction — who can stand looking at a decomposing body longer — then here the maximum that threatens the viewer is a slight yawn and constipation.

Modern body horror has become "safe", painted with "scary" special effects and a pinch of subpoena, instead of real horror.

But only modern studios forget about what the audience loves so much in body horror. This is the feeling that the screen is about to cover you with sticky insides mixed with yellow pus. Instead of fear and disgust, the viewer is offered a plastic dummy, polished to a shine.

The only thing unclear is the benefit of the merger, because the colleague teacher felt rather lonely. If the substance clearly showed that you are getting a "better version of yourself", even if it is silent that these are essentially two different personalities, then it is generally unclear what gives fusion and why to do it, even if the cultists believe that this was the case from the beginning.

It's a good Vasyan horror build, but there's not a single idea of its own in the film. As soon as I saw the cave, I immediately remembered The Empty Man. As soon as Allison Brie began to bend terribly, flashbacks from Japanese horror films began. As soon as they mentioned the new age cult and the topic of merging the flesh for the sake of universal well-being began, they immediately remembered the church of unitology from Dead Space. There must be something different besides references and homages.

In general, the film was pulled by three actors in the main roles, they have a very lively chemistry.

We watched a movie with my wife. We've become much closer. Although we slept in separate beds today. Just in case.

It's not a bad movie about codependency, but it's hard for me to relate to the horrors.

The ending of the film made me laugh so much for some reason)))))

If you turn a blind eye to the comedic absurdity in some moments and funny blunders, the film is not bad, a little creepy and unpleasant,it will go under chips with beer ;)

I looked in the dark, twitched 3 times, funny

Wow, I didn't see anything new. But this is a confident representative of the genre or subgenre of body horror. Great game, great beautiful wildlife views, well-realized "fu biaka" moments. We watched it with pleasure.
Everyone has already said about this movie.
I'll give you a couple of similar examples from fresh and not "substance" "society" "color from other worlds"

The movie is not bad, but as far as I'm concerned, it wasn't played (I see many people think so too from the comments above). To be honest, I wanted more creepy moments about the merger, the only moment that didn't make me feel good was when he swallowed her hair (or maybe it was because I just decided at that moment that it would be nice to have a snack, and I sat eating). I don't know if I want to watch this movie again, but it's definitely a great movie this time.

As not a fan of body horror, I put off watching it for a long time, but at the same time I really wanted to watch it because of Franco and Bree. Indeed, it was a good decision to take a real couple, it made the chemistry between the characters very noticeable and they want to believe that they have love. On the whole, I'm glad that it didn't turn out particularly nasty (at times it even seemed romantic, if I may say so). I definitely liked the movie, the only thing I don't understand is what it's for and what kind of ideas the cult has, it was a bit under pressure. Although in this film, codependency is somehow admired (or so it seemed to me), and this is somehow obviously not very good.

It was a shame for the animals. Why does everyone start with them?

The film is interesting by the way, although I didn't think it would be all about the sect. It was a little creepy in places. For me personally, the horror was that you would no longer be yourself, as a person, as a separate organism, but a part of someone and something. I shuddered with realization. Haptophobes will come in))))

I accidentally found a movie this morning. I looked at it in one breath. It feels strange, but the plot captures it. Overall, I was satisfied. 👍

Great body horror
It's a great idea, I liked it.

Obviously, we are now witnessing a new wave of body horror. In a short time, "Substance" and "Ugly Sister" were released, and now "One Whole". And everyone is good in their own way. Grandpa Cronenberg is probably pleased that his legacy is flourishing. Of these, "One whole" personally made the most pleasant impression on me. But I wouldn't call this a horror movie. Yes, there are scenes in it, for which, in fact, they go to this kind of cinema, but despite the high-quality performance (synthesis of computer graphics and practical special effects), everything is perceived quite easily.

I would say that "One Whole" is a comedic (black-comedy, of course) melodrama hiding under the wrapper of body horror, and not pure-blooded horror. The highlight is added by the fact that the main characters were played by Alison Brie and Dave Franco, who have been married for eight years and have been living together for thirteen. In general, I hope that everything is fine with them in life, otherwise they played a married couple with a lot of problems in a very realistic way. By the way, Franco revealed himself to me as an actor this year: he played brilliantly both here and in the series "Film Studio". Of course, there is tension and mystery in the film, but what is happening on the screen causes a smile for the most part. Moreover, the Australian director-screenwriter Michael Shanks (who had not distinguished himself in any way before) deliberately dilutes the atmosphere with jokes and unusual situations.

I can't say that the film is very fast in terms of pace, but it definitely doesn't cause boredom. The characters' rapprochement is arranged in a variety of ways (both creepy and vile, as well as funny, and usually they have everything at once).

It's funny that in the end I thought that "One whole" ended with a happy ending, and my wife responded by saying something along the lines of: "Are you crazy or something?". In general, one of us is a self-sufficient person, and the other is me. Haha. Anyway, it turned out to be a great metaphor film about toxic relationships in which no one can break out of them or work on mistakes.

Rating: 8 dog weddings out of 10

Substance, only in the format of a love relationship.... Guys.....the Substance is not worth it even once ahahahahaha G full
First of all, he's not fast-paced, scary, or obnoxious. From body horror, there's nothing, the last 20 minutes of the movie are a stretch. In general, they don't show the meat there, rolling it over at the moment when it's all over......chh... In short, the rating is 1 out of 10 on the lookout
Secondly, the plot. Some kind of annoying mysticism again. They are following the same ragged path again: "a young family moves to a small town from a bustling metropolis, but a small town harbors evil secrets." Get fucked up with the same thing from movie to movie. And of course everything is readable, you feel everything in advance, you predict everything)) 3/4 of the film is boring, which my friends and I have been working on, the last quarter of the film is something that we have already discussed and guessed. The plot is 2 out of 10, purely for the idea I xs
Thirdly...friends...The film is about a couple who are so in love that they begin to coalesce into "one whole," right? The characters have NO CHEMISTRY AT ALL!! They don't even show any slight codependency, they've just been tired of each other for a long time, they only have affection for each other and that's it. Therefore, it is not clear why all the events in the film are happening at all. Plus, the main characters in real life HAVE BEEN A REAL COUPLE FOR 10 YEARS!!!! And think about how artificially they played it out that most of the audience doesn't believe them, but they're written like that, more questions for the scriptwriter..... 0 out of 10
And of course, the outcome of the film. In the end, I personally didn't give a damn what would happen to them, I was satisfied with any outcome, since it didn't cause any emotion at all. I can't rate the whole movie more than 3 out of 10. At least he didn't leave any negativity, I took turns, but I didn't get what I wanted from him.🥸

Oh, I really liked it. Yes, there aren't many horrors here, more drama and comedy rather. But I got high from watching it. He didn't seem nasty. What did they turn into in the end?) your child?) I feel sorry for the couple in the pit cave. They didn't have the same level of symbiosis as ours.

Of course, screenwriters have a stormy imagination.
I am you, you are me, and I don't need anyone на