2025 is undoubtedly proving to be a great year for horror. Final Destination: Bloodlines, 28 Years Later, Weapons and those are just the ones I’ve seen. While not for the squeamish, Together is yet another great contribution to the genre. It’s a relatable romcom coated in the hideous skin of a body horror film.

After almost a decade of being together, Tim and Millie (Dave Franco, Alison Brie) are unsure of what the other wants. They move into a house in the countryside, where Millie starts a new job as an English teacher while Tim hopelessly pursues a music career. After falling into a mysterious cave and encountering an unknown force, the two undergo a horrifying transformation that forces them to become closer, both emotionally and physically.

The Characters

Tim and Millie face a dilemma that many couples must confront at some point. They’re not getting any younger and must decide whether or not they can both commit. This is the premise behind countless romcoms and while Together does have its funny moments, it is, for the most part, a straight-faced drama.

Tim and Millie’s arguments are not amusing; they are serious confrontations about each other’s flaws and how they hamper their relationship. Out of the two, whoever you empathise with the most, I believe, says more about yourself than the characters. Millie values realism and security, while Tim hopes for a more adventurous existence. You can’t disagree with either of these viewpoints but you can see why they’re in conflict.  

Initially I was surprised when I learnt that Dave Franco and Alison Brie are married; however, it’s blatant that their real-life chemistry informs their performances.

The Horror and The Comedy

It’s often said that horror and comedy are two sides of the same coin and that couldn’t be truer for Together.

While Tim and Millie share some quirky banter, the film’s funniest element is in its literal interpretation of the question ‘What if someone’s ‘other half’ really is their other half?’ It’s a common expression in romantic discourse so the idea of it being taken literally in a Cronenberg-style body horror is an amusing one. Watching it in action is when things get horrific.

Not since The Substance has my jaw dropped so low at a new release’s gory spectacle. In a seamless mix of make-up and digital effects, Together offers the most convincing as well as disgusting body horror to date. As I said before, it’s not for the squeamish.

Can I think of anything wrong with it? Not right now. Like The Substance, it takes a common phenomenon (beauty standards in The Substance’s case, commitment in Together’s) and explores it via the metaphorical and disgusting subgenre of body horror. I loved it.

I give Together a brilliant 10 out of 10.