Don't Make Me Go

Ugh i was not prepared to cry the way I did for this film, it had its ups and downs and the entire time I was getting so much anxiety, but it ended with a deep meaning; to try your best even if its a small 20% chance of success!!! Overall great flick.

The hook was Cho, the anchor was the immediate full frontal male nudity in the cold open. And it only got better from there.

It would be hard to pinpoint a scene in this drama that doesn't confirm that the two leads truly feel like Father and Daughter. And because of that, plus the rest of the script, the last act is truly emotional.

John Cho plays Mia Isaac's single father and unbeknownst to her, he's dying of a tumor. Yes, it *is* a tumah. This dad has the entire weight of the world on his shoulders from both that secret, and a TON of other stuff. (You will see it in Cho's fantastic acting.) So, he feels it's finally time for a road trip so she can meet her mom who left her very young.

This movie feels very real, all actors give their best, the movie looks great and it certainly gets progressively better through to the end. It's also a tad funny, but not unrealistically funny - every day humor we all experience.

I wouldn't call it perfect as most chaotic misadventures the daughter gets the duo into is almost resolved as fast as its introduced and it could be a melodrama at times. But what really saved the movie was that climax. There were signs leading up to it and yet, I still didn't see it coming.

Highly recommended. I would say even more so for people with children, single parents or not.

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Final Thoughts: Not afraid to admit, that closing REALLY got to me emotionally. And I don't even have kids.

Teary movie that really throws a curve ball. Great road trip between daughter and father... except for the final drive...still waiting for him to see the meteor shower...and the frontal nudity...what's the big deal.?

Frankly speaking, I only decided to give it a chance because Mia Isaac was in it. I have recently seen her perform in 'Not Okay' and I was thoroughly impressed, for a novice, she did incredibly well and rightfully snatched all the headlines.

Thereupon all I wanted to do is to find out whether her outstanding act in 'Not Okay' was just a fluke or was it the commencement of a promising career. And after witnessing her perform in two films one after the other; I can safely say, that she is indeed a special talent. One, who would surely flourish if given proper guidance and finer scripts and directors to work with.

Coming back to the film, it's like any other road trip movie you have previously encountered. It is fraught with fun, light-hearted moments, a great lead pair dynamic, and above all, a story that is neither too fancy nor too deep but it would reverberate with a lot of people out there. It will make them introspect, and will encourage them to self-evaluate!

I have my complaints though, regarding how this story concludes itself. Man! That ending surprised me, I did not see it coming, and I am having difficulties fathoming this. Yes, it's a bit unconventional, and has a sentimental value to it, that I understand and appreciate, yet, to me, it all felt too abrupt, too mundane for my taste.

The story itself was amazing, the relation between father and daughter, the things he tried to do for her, the way she de with things in her life, but in my opinion there was no need for the nude scene in the beginning of the movie. It could be a good family movie.