I Will Make You Mine

2020 American film
  • Lynn Chen
  • Goh Nakamura
CinematographyBill Otto
Carl Nenzen LovenEdited byAbe Forman-GreenwaldMusic byGoh Nakamura
Production
company
Gray Hat
Distributed byGravitas Ventures
Release date
  • May 26, 2020 (2020-05-26)
Running time
79 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

I Will Make You Mine is a 2020 American comedy drama film written and directed by Lynn Chen and starring Chen and Goh Nakamura. It is the third film of a trilogy in which Nakamura plays himself following the Dave Boyle films Surrogate Valentine (2011) and Daylight Savings (2012). It is also Chen's feature directorial debut.[1]

Plot

Cast

  • Lynn Chen as Rachel
  • Yea-Ming Chen as Yea-Ming
  • Ayako Fujitani as Erika
  • Goh Nakamura as Goh
  • Joy Osmanski as Amy
  • Mike Faiola as Josh
  • Tamlyn Tomita as Julia
  • Ayami Riley Tomine as Sachiko

Release

In February 2020, it was announced that Gravitas Ventures acquired distribution rights to the film, which was released on May 26, 2020.[1][2] It was released on VOD on May 29, 2020.[3]

Reception

The film has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 21 reviews.[4] Bobby LePire of Film Threat rated the film a 6 out of 10.[5] David Ehrlich of IndieWire graded the film a B.[3] Ty Burr of The Boston Globe awarded the film two and a half stars.[6]

Kevin Crust of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review and wrote, "More evolution than sequel, Chen‘s chapter maintains the laidback, low-fi charm and black-and-white aesthetic infused with Nakamura’s dreamy, pensive music but also grows the characters, infusing them with more narrative purpose."[7]

Lisa Kennedy of Variety gave the film a positive review, calling it "a female-forward work with three generously drawn roles for Asian women actors."[8]

Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Soft black-and-white cinematography (by Bill Otto and Carl Nenzen Loven) and low-key humor help offset the limitations of its partly crowd-funded budget, as does the naturalism of the partly improvised performances."[9]

John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, calling it "A beautifully shot, settled-down finale."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Ramos, Dino-Ray (February 26, 2020). "'I Will Make You Mine' Trailer: Lynn Chen's Directorial Debut Bookends Indie Quasi-Trilogy; Romantic Dramedy Lands At Gravitas". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  2. ^ a b DeFore, John (April 8, 2020). "'I Will Make You Mine': Film Review; SXSW 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Ehrlich, David (March 18, 2020). "'I Will Make You Mine' Review: Cinema's Most Casual Trilogy Ends on a High Note". IndieWire. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "I Will Make You Mine". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  5. ^ LePire, Bobby (May 26, 2020). "I Will Make You Mine". Film Threat. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  6. ^ Burr, Ty (May 27, 2020). "With 'I Will Make You Mine,' it's back to Goh". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  7. ^ Crust, Kevin (May 28, 2020). "Review: The female gaze subtly elevates Asian American trilogy capper 'I Will Make You Mine'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  8. ^ Kennedy, Lisa (June 2, 2020). "'I Will Make You Mine': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  9. ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (May 28, 2020). "'I Will Make You Mine' Review: Three Times a Lady". The New York Times. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

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