Don't Make Me Go (2022) (original) (raw)
When a single father to a teenage daughter learns that he has a fatal brain tumor, he takes her on a road trip to find the mother who abandoned her years before and to try to teach her everything she might need over the rest of her life.
When a single father to a teenage daughter learns that he has a fatal brain tumor, he takes her on a road trip to find the mother who abandoned her years before and to try to teach her everything she might need over the rest of her life. (less)
Director: Hannah Marks
Starring: John Cho, Kaya Scodelario, Jemaine Clement, Mia Isaac, Josh Thomson, Otis Dhanji
Review by Brian Orndorf, July 13, 2022
5 / 10
There�s a line delivered at the opening of �Don�t Make Me Go,� with the main character declaring to viewers that they�re �not going to like how this story ends.� It�s an important warning to heed, as there�s a frightening accuracy to the statement, with screenwriter Vera Herbert taking special care to torpedo her own movie with incredibly manipulative dramatic choices. It�s a shame �Don�t Make Me Go� ends so poorly, as it begins with some sense of adventure when it comes to exploring a relationship between a father and daughter, and how such a union is attacked by the unpredictability of life ...read more...
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