If a gnarly body horror film that reads as an obvious metaphor for codependency sounds like it's up your alley, then writer-director Michael Shanks' feature debut Together may be your favorite new movie of the summer.

The perils of the dating scene are vast, but there are horrors in long-term relationships too. With intimacy and commitment, there can also come codependency and even convergence. “Together,” written and directed by Australian filmmaker Michael Shanks in his feature debut,

Alison Brie and Dave Franco commit to the intensity of "Together," in theaters Friday, but the film loses steam with the relationship drama and showy camera.