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With: John Cho, Mia Isaac, Kaya Scodelario, Josh Thomson, Otis Dhanji, Stefania LaVie Owen, Mitchell Hope, Jen Van Epps, Jemaine Clement, Hannah Marks
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Written by: Vera Herbert
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Directed by: Hannah Marks
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MPAA Rating: R for some sexual content, graphic nudity, language and teen drinking
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Running Time: 109
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Date: 07/15/2022
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Dad Flawed
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
Written by Vera Herbert (This Is Us) and directed by performer Hannah Marks, Don't Make Me Go is a road movie about a father who discovers that he's dying and hopes to spend some quality time with his strong-willed teen daughter — and perhaps introduce her to her estranged birth mother — before he goes. Happily, it's a whole lot better than this description makes it sound, given that it doesn't always follow the comfortable old formula, taking surprise detours into, say, a nude beach for no reason. But the finely-tuned characters played by John Cho and incredible newcomer Mia Isaac (who also appears in Hulu's Not Okay) are the main reason for the movie's success. Even when the scenes are carved out from familiar material — such as a college reunion or karaoke night — the players bring an organic energy that makes the scenes crackle. There are things genuinely at stake here, and we begin to actually care for these road-trippers and their weird twists of fate.
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