In 2021, the same studio released Together and Together Together within four months of each other. After that bizarre mess, Hollywood embraced the cursed title again via 2025’s Together.

After years as a couple, schoolteacher Millie Wilson (Alison Brie) and musician Tim Brassington (Dave Franco) leave the big city to live in the country. Their relationship finds itself at a crossroads, as they appear to feel perilously close to a breakup.

Both hope that the new setting will enliven their situation, but a hike gone wrong forces them into an encounter with a mystical force. As a result, they find themselves gradually connected in unnatural and disturbing ways, whether they want it or not.

Some movies come with solid concepts and sputter in terms of execution. Into this bucket falls Together.

When I saw trailers, I thought it looked intriguing. The manner in which it appeared to use relationship metaphors made literal looked like a clever way to explore the ups and downs of human connections.

Alas, Together uses these concepts as little more than fodder for cheap horror jolts. As hard as it tries, it fails to find anything insightful to say about human connections.

Instead, Together just plows through a slew of horror tropes and hopes that these lazy “scares” will keep the viewer involved. They fail.

Rather than develop deep characters or realistic situations, Together relies on clichés to depict the faltering relationship between Millie and Tim. Neither role ever develops beyond basics and we can’t find a reason to care about them or their situation.

With no real substance at heart, writer/director Michael Shanks relies on a mix of heavy-handed moodiness and grotesque body horror to sell the movie. This flops, as everything seems cheesy and tacky.

A real-life couple for more than a decade, Brie and Franco would appear to be perfectly cast. However, despite their actual connection, they fail to show any real sparks here.

Granted, some of that makes sense because the film wants to depict a relationship on the rocks. The problem stems from the actors’ inability to sell the love between the two.

Together would probably work as a 20-minute short, but it simply lacks the substance to effectively fill 102 minutes. Overbearing and tedious, the film wastes its premise.

Together appears in an aspect ratio of 1.85:1 on this Blu-ray Disc. This turned into a largely positive presentation.

Overall sharpness worked fine. Some softness crept in at times, but the majority of the flick boasted appealing delineation.

Neither jaggies nor shimmering materialized, and I saw no edge haloes. Source flaws remained absent.

The movie’s palette went with a heavy mix of blue and amber/orange. The disc executed them well within design choices.

Blacks seemed dense and shadows worked as intended by the filmmakers, which meant some opaque shots. Still, most low-light elements seemed acceptably visible, and I can’t fault the transfer for the photographic decisions. Ultimately, the image achieved its goals.

As for the movie’s DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack, it emphasized creepy vibes. The soundscape mostly presented eerie music and uncomfortable atmosphere.

A thunderstorm added zing and some of the more “thrill-oriented” scenes broadened matters as well. Still, this usually remained a mix heavier on horror vibes than anything else.

Audio quality satisfied, with speech that always felt natural and distinctive. Music showed good range and punch.

Effects brought accurate and full elements as well. Though not a dazzling track, the sound worked for the story.

Minor extras appear. We get a few short featurettes.

An Interview with Writer/Director Michael Shanks runs five minutes, seconds and brings the filmmaker’s thoughts about influences, design and photography, cast and performances. This becomes a brief but moderately informative reel.

We also discover a Interview with Actors Alison Brie and Dave Franco as they discuss their performances and collaborating as a real-life couple, working with Shanks and a few notes from the shoot. Like the Shanks reel, this one gives us a few useful notes but it seems too short to tell us much.

Alison Brie & Dave Franco’s Copedendency Quiz spans one minute, one second and gets those two to ask each other relationship-related questions – played for laughs, of course. It’s fun but insubstantial.

The disc opens with ads for Alpha (2025) and Splitsville. We also get both teaser and theatrical trailers for Together.

Despite an intriguing concept, Together flops. It lacks depth and relies on gross-out elements in its attempts to impact the audience. The Blu-ray comes with very good picture and audio but skimps on bonus materials. Chalk up Together as an insubstantial disappointment.