Nolan's punchy little film was shot in black and white on weekends and unpaid everybody else, and it sucks you in with its conceit with an ease that would leave an L.A. producer breathless.

Unfortunately, Following is almost ruined by a disjointed narrative structure: a pointless and pretentious shuffling up of scenes which adds nothing at all to the film and is just confusing.

Young British film-maker Christopher Nolan demonstrates an impressive technical flair and a good sense of a story in this, his debut feature.

"Following" is a crackling good little film that succeeds at deploying surprises, engaging in very dry dark humor, and keeping the viewer guessing as to what will happen next -- and, more mysteriously, why.