Don't Let Go

I love me a good time twist thriller. It's a fast paced thriller with good cast. It was both suspenseful and emotional. I actually watched it expecting to see a horror movie (which it's not). Some parts don't make a lot of sense (or maybe I just didn't get it) but it's a fun watch!

As others seem to have pointed out, this feels a lot like "Frequency" which came out 25 years ago and the genre was due for a nice fresh restyling.

This movie is solid - it does feel under-rated currently. A strong emotional family drama underpinning a police crime drama with a time travel bent is a complex undertaking, and the movie hits on all of those points strongly.

There are some visually bloody scenes and violence. Note that a dog is involved. Some people need to know that.

But the suspense held up. The acting, character motivations, and there were no eggregious time travel plot holes. Definitely recommend.

The story is a bit creative even though already could predict the ending. However, the way they edit the film, some scene are confusing.

I remember seeing the trailer and feeling potential, then the average or even below ratings came, others called them out and stated the movie's underrated, and, well, eventually I went in with one eyebrow raised high. The director Jacob Estes is guilty of making a movie that hit me hard when I was little, the 2004's "Mean Creek" - seen it a few times and that definitely made me a little more excited for "Don't Let Go". Well, the verdict - flawed and unfocused movie, but not exactly a disappointing experience.

"Don't Let Go" has a lot going on, a time travel plot, a whodunit (and why) mystery & the part that, in my opinion, worked the best - the central relationship between the detective Jack Radcliff (David Oyelowo) and his niece Ashley (Storm Reid), one of the movies main driving forces. The script is somehow both the best and worst thing about "Don't Let Go", it offers exciting themes, heartfelt relationships (helped a LOT by the very fine and devoted performances by the whole cast) & an uneven pacing. The themes of time travel and the many mysteries in need of solutions take turns slowly and sometimes weirdly, maybe even silly, resulting in a plot which, when taken as a whole, can be described as overly convoluted or lost in itself. Given the subject matter, "Don't Let Go" should be more thrilling, engaging and head-strong, but from the many goals Jacob Estes had pinned down only half was reached. Visually "Don't Let Go" is satisfying enough without impressing much, when it comes to action or violence, I can't say it shies away either, but, again, don't expect to be blown away by the movies aesthetic.

"Don't Let Go" is too much of a head-scratcher, strives for eventual coherency but partially misses it. Nevertheless, it has quite enough to offer & the ending has the potential of warming your heart up a bit and muddle some of its flaws in retrospect. If You can believe me, I think that neither the 4's or 8's are to be listened to here. My rating: 6/10.

I can't wrap my head around why so many people hate this movie. It's almost as if we saw two completely different films. While the writing was nothing to write home about, the delivery from the cast was rather well executed. The cinematography was fantastic. The soundtrack was wonderful. The premise was intriguing, albeit not all too original, and although it seemed quite rushed especially in the latter half of the film, it was still quite enjoyable. This film deserves more credit than it's receiving and I would hope any and all who may be reading this would give the film a chance before blowing it off based on all these bad reviews.