Together (2025) Review: Neon Just Made The Best Body Horror Movie?
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Title: Together
Director: Michael Shanks
Release Date: July 30, 2025
Say hello to a unique take on supernatural body horror! Since we are in December, we have a final few films to review before the top 10 list. In this review, we will review horror once again. Today's movie, also our first movie of this month, is Together, the movie about a couple merging their bodies in the countryside. Using a reported budget of $17 million, it gained a moderate success of approximately $32-$35 million from theaters, along with positive reactions. Critics and audiences praised it for its acting performances, visuals, and tone. For delivering the right shock value we needed, Together is a movie that can correctly merge romantic depth and body horror.
Summary
"Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads when they move to the countryside, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh." - Google
Reasons
The seamlessly merged parts of Together are the unique concept, sweet chemistry, and professional visuals. Its concept of a couple merging together is not something we have ever seen in the past. Not only is that unique, but it is also a fitting choice to explore in body horror. Neon, along with Warner Bros., is now making horror films with new concepts. Along with the body-merging concept being unique, the chemistry is exceedingly sweet. The ups and downs of Tim and Millie's relationship shine as a relatable couple. Even better, the lead couple was portrayed by Dave Franco and Alison Brie, who are actually married actors! Because they make the body-merging concept fun to watch, the visuals are scarily professional. Without using too much CGI, it relies more on practical gore and prosthetics, which makes the film look artistic in a scary way. Yes, this one is more about the visuals, but the violence also looked nice.
Other seamlessly merged parts from Together are the great story, tense scares, and eerie tone. On top of a unique (and eerie) concept, the story is easy to follow, and boring or confusing moments are rarely found. It uses a 3-act progression that shows the atmospheric setup, emotional dysfunction, and visceral climax, while building up the physical and emotional tension at the cabin. The body horror is not used as shock value; it uses it as a narrative tool to explain the ups and downs of a relationship. Moving from the narrative depth, the scares are tense and well done. All of them are there to make you feel uncomfortable because they either make the nightmare fuel tragic or simply macabre. Other than CGI only, they also use actual makeup and props, but they still manage to look disturbing. Finally, the tone is eerily romantic. It does feel a little like a rom-com, but with not a lot of humor. Instead, it is a realistic journey of a couple, except they have to survive a supernatural problem.
Although Together is an amazing movie, the only rough patch is a plot hole. I won't spoil it, but it happens in the ending. This plot hole makes the lore of the body-merging seem confusing, even though it is an interesting concept all the way.
Conclusion
In the end, Together is a near-perfect movie that makes body horror fun instead of dreadful. I think Neon is really improving with horror! Well, The Monkey was not so bad, but this movie turned out to be a lot better. Out of all the body horror movies that exist, this is the best one. If you are a fan of body horror or if you just want to give smaller studios love, go check this one out.
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