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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80SlashfilmHoai-Tran BuiSlashfilmHoai-Tran BuiDon'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.
- 80The New York TimesAmy NicholsonThe New York TimesAmy NicholsonCho and Isaac’s stellar performances expose the gulf between familiarity and intimacy.
- 75IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandDon’t Make Me Go is a sweet, charming, and eventually daring dramedy with tons of heart.
- 60VarietyMichael NordineVarietyMichael NordineThe 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.
- 60NMENick LevineNMENick LevineDon’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.
- 50The Film StageMichael FrankThe Film StageMichael FrankCho, 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.
- 50Paste MagazineJesse HassengerPaste MagazineJesse HassengerEven 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.
- 50The A.V. ClubMartin TsaiThe A.V. ClubMartin TsaiEven for a movie obsessed from the outset with its destination, Don’t Make Me Go mostly takes a road to nowhere.
- 40The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeEven 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.