Don't Make Me Go
Amazon Studios | Release Date (Streaming): July 15, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
11
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The New York TimesAmy NicholsonJul 14, 2022
Cho and Isaac’s stellar performances expose the gulf between familiarity and intimacy. Read full review
80
SlashfilmHoai-Tran BuiJun 15, 2022
Don't Make Me Go is at its strongest when Cho and Isaac are onscreen together, reflecting back the kind of tense, but loving, father-daughter dynamic which is so lovingly familiar and relatable to many of us. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoJul 15, 2022
Marks has a skill with character, and her clear trust in Cho and Isaac is rewarded with a father/daughter chemistry that we believe 100%, which allows the emotional arc to connect even when we can see where it’s going. Read full review
75
IndieWireKate ErblandJun 13, 2022
Don’t Make Me Go is a sweet, charming, and eventually daring dramedy with tons of heart. Read full review
67
The PlaylistNick AllenJul 18, 2022
The structure here is not about conventional pay-offs, and it does give Don’t Make Me Go its own distinct feeling, however familiar its pieces. Read full review
60
Screen RantPatrice WitherspoonJul 22, 2022
It doesn’t always capitalize on its strengths, but Don’t Make Me Go is a journey worth taking thanks to fantastic performances from its two leads. Read full review
60
NMENick LevineJul 12, 2022
Don’t Make Me Go is a strange beast: a film that feels a little predictable until it snaps and stretches credulity to the limit. Thankfully, Cho and Isaac’s affecting performances are a lot more nuanced than the writing. Read full review
60
VarietyMichael NordineJun 14, 2022
The movie’s ending is misguided to the point of being perplexing rather than upsetting, recasting everything that came before it in a less favorable light. That’s a shame, as this father-daughter drama starring John Cho has more than its fair share of touching moments before hitting the roadblock that is its questionable third act. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesSarah-Tai BlackJul 18, 2022
While its issues with pacing can be overlooked in favor of its welcome sincerity and full heart, everything that Marks’ film offers us is well-trod territory. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterAngie HanJul 15, 2022
For most of its 110-minute run time, Don’t Make Me Go is a solidly likable drama, anchored by lovely, lived-in chemistry between John Cho and Mia Isaac as a father-daughter duo. But a misguided third-act choice throws off its bittersweet vibe, leaving a distinctly sour aftertaste. Read full review
50
IGNMatt FowlerJul 15, 2022
Don't Make Me Go features excellent performances from John Cho and Mia Isaac, but it stumbles big at the finish line. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneNina MetzJul 14, 2022
The performances are honest and true and that gives things a considerable boost. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubMartin TsaiJul 13, 2022
Even for a movie obsessed from the outset with its destination, Don’t Make Me Go mostly takes a road to nowhere. Read full review
50
Paste MagazineJesse HassengerJun 28, 2022
Even some of its rawest emotional moments feel studiously cribbed from other movies, which is probably why not a single thing any character does throughout Don’t Make Me Go is genuinely surprising or even slightly unexpected. It’s a movie about the unpredictability and inherent dangers of a life well-lived, and you can set a watch to its screenwriting beats. Read full review
50
The Film StageMichael FrankJun 27, 2022
Cho, Isaac, and a cameo from Jemaine Clement become bright spots in a film trying too hard to buck trends of other road-trip journeys while ultimately falling into similar traps. Life lessons and karaoke songs go to waste with the talent of a cast too good for this story. Read full review
40
The GuardianBenjamin LeeJul 15, 2022
Even before the dramatic left turn, all the way over the cliff and into flames, this ho-hum road trip comedy drama was already hard to like, an unspecific sitcom of eye-rolls and finger-wagging. Read full review
35
TheWrapSimon AbramsJul 15, 2022
Unfortunately, the movie’s unexpected plot twist violently re-directs its treacly uplift narrative for the sake of a Hail Mary conclusion that’s almost ridiculous enough to be campy fun. It’s not though, since the twist in question feels like a last-ditch effort to convince viewers that the movie’s otherwise plain story, credited to Vera Herbert (series writer on “This Is Us”), has more depth than it does. Read full review
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