I Will Make You Mine
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date (Streaming): May 26, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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7
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1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustMay 28, 2020
More evolution than sequel, Chen maintains the laidback, low-fi charm and black-and-white aesthetic infused with Nakamura’s dreamy, pensive music but also grows the characters, infusing them with more narrative purpose. Read full review
75
The Film StageJohn FinkMay 28, 2020
I Will Make You Mine is a brisk and somewhat scrappy film at times rushing its third act and embracing its small-budget roots. While an abrupt climax leaves messy lives a little too neat and resolved, the film is a fitting and sweet third chapter in the Surrogate Valentine series. Read full review
75
IndieWireDavid EhrlichMay 28, 2020
Structured like a half-remembered pop tune and drifting by at a 75 minutes that feels as if it might not even be half that long, I Will Make You Mine is a sweet little bop about trying to find the rhythm of your life when you don’t really know how the song is structured. Find the melody and you’ll be humming it to yourself for days. Read full review
70
VarietyLisa KennedyJun 2, 2020
While the female leads reflect Chen’s desire to create richer parts for Asian actresses, the writer-director has said they also reflect facets of herself. That may be, but she’s written her character as the most aggravating of the three, which makes for a risky but also compelling ask of the audience. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMay 28, 2020
The easygoing drama points its ensemble toward domesticity, watching as each character flirts with nostalgia and questions the wisdom of settled-down relationships. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMay 28, 2020
The movie accumulates a rueful nostalgia. Soft black-and-white cinematography (by Bill Otto and Carl Nenzen Loven) and low-key humor help offset the limitations of its partly crowd-funded budget, as does the naturalism of the partly improvised performances Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy BurrMay 27, 2020
A sweet, slight drama of midlife readjustment, I Will Make You Mine is the belated final film in a trilogy about a struggling indie rocker and the three women in his life. The first two movies are “Surrogate Valentine” (2011) and “Daylight Savings” (2012), and they haunt the new film like a phantom limb. Do you need to have seen them to take in I Will Make You Mine? Yes, but that’s OK. Read full review
60
Film ThreatBobby LePireMay 28, 2020
The biggest problem with I Will Make You Mine is that the stakes are so low, it is impossible to become entirely invested. Read full review
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