The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Don't Let Go
Horror · Mystery · Science Fiction · 2019
A detective suffering from a personal loss receives a call from his recently deceased niece. Being able to communicate across time, the two work together to try and stop the crime before it occurs.
Movie details
Don't Let Go
“Change the past. Save her future.”
2019 Horror · Mystery · Science Fiction 1h 47m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
A detective suffering from a personal loss receives a call from his recently deceased niece. Being able to communicate across time, the two work together to try and stop the crime before it occurs.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Don't Let Go?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Jacob Aaron Estes
Written by
Jacob Aaron Estes · Drew Daywalt
David Oyelowo
Detective Jack Radcliff
Storm Reid
Ashley Radcliff
Mykelti Williamson
Bobby Owens
Alfred Molina
Howard Keleshian
Brian Tyree Henry
Garret Radcliff
Shinelle Azoroh
Susan Radcliff
Byron Mann
Sergeant Roger Martin
Court is in session
Put Don't Let Go on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.