My Review of Together (2025)

 

Written And Directed by Michael Shanks

Jamie (re Tim/Millie): "You know this could be the beginning of something wonderful."

I think an opportunity was missed here. I know Heart Eyes and Companion were released around Valentine's Day but this movie really could've created waves had it been released around the time. Missed opportunity.

Real life married couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie play a couple here named Tim and Millie. These two decide to trade the city life for a country one. Millie's gotten a school job and a friendly co-worker named Jamie (Damon Herriman). Tim's got musical aspirations that are a source of conflict for the couple.

Of course the real fun began when both Tim and Millie did some exploring around the area of their new digs and fell into a hole. It was one they stayed in overnight but the effects were immediate when their legs were briefly attached to each other. 

For the rest of the movie, we saw the consequences of that night in the hole. At first it was Tim accidentally eating Millie's hair in her sleep, visiting her at work and having the most painful bathroom sex but it didn't stop with Tim.

For all the aches he was suffering, Millie was also getting caught in the pull between them. There was a scene where she had to power saw herself and Tim apart that wasn't pleasant to watch. Oh and it turned out her new friend, Jamie went through something similar with his husband.

There's a reveal of symbols in a cursed cave that causes only certain couples to become fused to one another. Both Tim and Millie learned this separately before the conclusion of the movie drew to it's inevitable outcome. I'll never think of a certain song in the same way again.

- There's a potential lawsuit with this movie as Patrick Henry Phelan has a similar movie named Better Half.

- The movie opened with two dogs being merged together. Another couple named Simon and Keri also merged.

- Standout music: Spice Girls 2 Become 1 as well as The Turtles Happy Together.

- Chronology: Washington State, though it was filmed in Australia.

Together was certainly an odd film and maybe one you'd watch with a partner if you wanted to end your relationship. Or if you're single, you'll feel less bad about it after seeing this. Dave Franco and Alison Brie do deliver though.

Rating: 7 out of 10