Chinese director Wong Kar Wai's "The Follow" is another of the BMW promo short films written by Andrew Kevin Walker, (Se7en) and starring Clive Owen as the mysterious Driver. It's an exception, however, with regard to the storyline. This one has no wild car chase, but is really more of a thriller featuring actors Mickey Rourke and Forest Whitaker who gave two of the most lauded performances of the 2000s ("The Wrestler", "The Last King of Scotland"). As I thought about some of the other promo films that the car action was the worst part, I'm kinda missing it here. The Driver has to fill in as a private eye spying on an allegedly unfaithful wife and, in the process, tells us about the motivation behind it and we see a decent display of Rourke aching from being cheated on and alcohol abuse.
Sadly, I didn't really like this one that much. Especially looking at the cast, this could have been a lot better, especially with Wong Kar Wai seemingly having all the freedom he wanted as there was really nothing in here that hinted at being a BMW commercial.
Sadly, I didn't really like this one that much. Especially looking at the cast, this could have been a lot better, especially with Wong Kar Wai seemingly having all the freedom he wanted as there was really nothing in here that hinted at being a BMW commercial.