I Will Make You Mine Reviews
I Will Make You Mine acts as a bittersweet treatise on longing, closure, and roads not taken.
| Original Score: B+ | Jan 29, 2021
'I Will Make You Mine' is the type of film that's going to make you feel things that you didn't expect to feel going in.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 27, 2021
Along with the slight filmmaking panache and solid performances, the simple yet authentic storytelling of I Will Make You Mine helps it thrive.
| Sep 23, 2020
The engaging drama I Will Make You Mine speaks authentically to issues about relationships, chasing dreams, and how people view themselves when some of their dreams don't come true.
| Jul 19, 2020
I Will Make You Mine is a fresh, nuanced end to the world Boyle began in 2011.
| Original Score: 7.5/10 | Jun 16, 2020
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.
| Jun 7, 2020
A female-forward work with three generously drawn roles for Asian women actors.
| Jun 2, 2020
It's a slight film... But there's a nice attention to character detail and humor.
| May 29, 2020
Youth has firmly fled and now what do you do with the cards left in your hand? These are questions movies rarely ask, and this one poses them with modest but genuine rewards.
| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 29, 2020
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.
| May 28, 2020
There's no question Lynn Chen has a solid future as a filmmaker, as she takes the ideas and characters introduced by Boyle's films to a far more emotional level.
| May 27, 2020
A film such asI Will Make You Mine provides more hope for diverse opportunities in the future.
| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 26, 2020
Chen makes this movie her own with sharp attention to character detail, gentle humor, and a potent mix of hopefulness and melancholy.
| Original Score: B+ | May 19, 2020
A beautifully shot, settled-down finale.
| Apr 8, 2020
a beautifully sensitive and lyrical film.
| Apr 6, 2020
I Will Make You Mine works thanks to a fantastic cast, good use of music, and effective, organic directing.
| Original Score: 6/10 | Apr 5, 2020
Chen does a great job expanding on these characters that Dave Boyle created while she spins her own creative and mature lens on them.
| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 31, 2020
The chemistry between all of these characters is harmoniously electric, like the soft feedback that fuzzes out of an amp when it's turned back on.
| Original Score: B | Mar 19, 2020
While there are a few stumbles along the way, I Will Make You Mine is a deeply nuanced directorial debut from Lynn Chen that will leave audiences satisfied.
| Mar 18, 2020
Chen ... offers the viewer a familiar narrative set in refreshing surroundings, with the result an enjoyable, if sometimes almost too minimalist ... take on regret and maturity.
| Mar 16, 2020