Don't Make Me Go

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Don't Make Me Go

2022

Directed by Hannah Marks

Family is a trip.

A terminally ill man and his teenage daughter embark on a road trip from California to New Orleans for his 20th college reunion. While there, he secretly hopes she can reunite with the mother who left them long ago.

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Joe A
Review by Joe A ★★★ 2

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Matt Neglia
Review by Matt Neglia ★★½ Liked 3

DON’T MAKE ME GO is a pretty decent road film for most of its runtime. John Cho & Mia Isaac are emotionally affecting, especially in their climatic scene, which had me sobbing. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, the manipulative ending blindsides, bewilders and left me feeling sucker punched. Not enough to completely ruin everything but it was totally unnecessary.

crimsen 泓
Review by crimsen 泓 ★★★

a road trip film with some cheesy conversations, amazing soundtracks and an unexpected twist.
John Cho singing is really hot.

jack
Review by jack ★★ 4

Like watching a really well engineered bullet train that runs extremely smooth for the first 3/4 take a sharp left turn and utterly destroy itself

slim
Review by slim Liked

The scene in the field is an absolutely nuclear sob job, yeeeeesh.

Adam シ
Review by Adam シ 4

i've said it before, i love a movie that makes me sad as hell.

Flynn
Review by Flynn ★★★★½ Liked 6

i was able to see this last night for its premiere at Tribeca and was absolutely blown away. the soundtrack is maybe the best i’ve heard in recent film, featuring my favorite song by The Strokes, Selfless. the acting was unreal, which i can’t believe this was Mia Isaac’s first role ever. she was amazing!
as someone who’s mom was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer when i was 14, this film really hit a soft spot for me. while i didn’t know this at the time, she was given 3 months to live, but held on for 6 months because she was so strong and fought so hard to be there for her three daughters. on the other side of…

Kevflix And Chill
Review by Kevflix And Chill ★★★★ 3

Tribeca Film Fest 2022
Max (John Cho) learns he has a fatal bone tumor and decides to take his daughter Wally (Mia Isaac) on a cross country road trip. Unbeknownst to Wally, Max wants to take the opportunity to try and teach her the lessons she may need for the rest if her life and also to introduce her to her mother who abandoned her years before since she has no other family to speak of. Cho and Isaac have great chemistry together which is key because the entire film wouldn’t work without it. It’s a sentimental father-daughter road trip film filled with perspectives on chasing your dreams vs settling on the “safe” or “responsible” choices. It honestly reminded me a lot of…

lewishutton
Review by lewishutton ★★★

A really good film that almost completely ruins itself through it’s questionable final act. John Cho and Mia Isaac were fantastic together, with their highly affecting and admirable chemistry really holding this together.

Rosie✨
Review by Rosie✨ ★★★½

A bittersweet father-daughter drama, this film stars John Cho as Max, who, after learning he has a terminal illness, decides to take a road trip with his daughter, Wally, hoping to secretly reunite her with her mother. Cho is, as always, fantastic, and Isaac is great too, though there were moments where her character felt a bit overdramatic, which got annoying at times. The narration at the end also felt a bit much. The story itself is familiar and seems predictable, but it takes a different route that makes it stand out. The film builds momentum slowly, but it has a ton of quirky and charming moments. I laughed, I cried. Overall, it’s a wonderfully touching film.