The following night, Jack receives a short, garbled call from a frightened Ashley. You're also a producer on Don't Let Go. Don't Let Go is a 2019 American science fiction horror thriller film written and directed by Jacob Aaron Estes. Terms of Use | What comes to mind when you think of your time working with powerhouse directors, like Ava DuVernay or Christopher Nolan? The website's critical consensus reads, "While admirably intelligent and well-cast, Don't Let Go suffers from a formulaic approach compounded by its uneven writing and an awkward tonal balance. He races to Ashley's home and finds Garrett, Ashley’s mother and Ashley all shot dead. On April 17, 2017, it was announced that David Oyelowo was starring and executive producing the film with Jacob Aaron Estes writing and directing. The actor — also a producer on the project — plays Det. He kills her parents, but she escapes and runs to Jack's house. "[12] Audiences polled by PostTrak gave the film an average 3 out of 5 stars, with 46% saying they would definitely recommend it to a friend. What was it about the script that made you say yes? How did you balance toggling between being lead actor and being producer on a set? One of my favorite films is Raging Bull. You have a varied portfolio of films, mostly smaller scale. As she crosses the barrens, her backpack falls and gets wet, which is something Jack recognizes from a crime scene photo in which Ashley’s bag was found wet. And you want to keep going to the well. Now that she is orphaned, Jack is most likely going to look after Ashley. Jack tells Ashley to try and make out the license plate, but she can’t. "[11] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews. Jack comforts a tearful Ashley. Even a smaller film is still millions of dollars. Bobby visits Jack to let him know that Internal Affairs is considering Jack as a suspect in his family’s deaths. Jack is supported by his partner Bobby (Mykelti Williamson). At work, Jack starts to obsessively go over the case files and crime scene photos to try and find some kind of clue as to how to prevent his family’s deaths. I've seen great superhero movies that afford actors the opportunity to really play very nuanced characters. Even better, the movie has a strong Christian, moral worldview that extols prayer and promotes close family ties. The film starts with Ashley Ratcliff (Storm Reid) calling her detective uncle Jack (David Oyelowo) to pick her up from the movies since her father forgot and her mother is too busy. The film I just directed, actually, The Water Man was a four- to five-year journey. Bobby kills Howard in the present timeline while his past self goes to kill Ashley and her family. He takes the phone and goes back to Garret’s house where he starts speaking to what sounds like Ashley’s voice. DON’T LET GO *CUT TO THE CHASE* NOTE: This spoiler was submitted by Jeremy. For David Oyelowo, Don't Let Go has been a study in how to refine a project.The actor — also a producer on the project — plays Det. "I wish I had the time back. In March, it was revealed he would be making his directorial debut with The Water Man, from a 2015 Blacklist script. The project was reworked for him and continued to evolve even after premiering at Sundance in January under the name Relive.

Is the plan still for you to play him? I think watching films — the great ones transcend that term — they are more than about boxing. [4] It was released on August 30, 2019, by OTL Releasing, BH Tilt and Briarcliff Entertainment. [10], "Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2019 Features Lineup", "Blumhouse Tilt, Universal OTL & Briarcliff Entertainment Team To Release Supernatural Thriller 'Don't Let Go, "David Oyelowo Boards Blumhouse's Jacob Estes Project 'Only You, "Brian Tyree Henry, Alfred Molina Join Blumhouse Thriller 'Only You' (Exclusive)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Don%27t_Let_Go_(2019_film)&oldid=983407019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Shinelle Azoroh as Susan Radcliff, Ashley’s mother and Garret’s wife, This page was last edited on 14 October 2020, at 01:58. Some of the best creative relationships I've had have been with directors because you place so much trust in them as an actor. Keeping your business going is about making sure that the films you do are fiscally responsible, come in on budget, so that you get to do it again and again. He also mentions drugs that were found under the bed from the crime scene. The police rule the case a murder-suicide by Garret. He then receives a strange phone call coming from Ashley’s phone. Become a fan on Facebook Follow on Twitter. However, parts of the plot are confusing, and the movie’s happy ending could have been even happier. Two weeks later, Jack begins receiving calls from Ashley's phone, even though the line has been disconnected. Jack finds reference to a "Georgie;" his captain, Howard (Alfred Molina), tells Jack that Georgie is a possibly mythical drug kingpin who rumors have tied to numerous major drug deals for years. All rights reserved. Meanwhile, in the past, Ashley has called Bobby for a ride home, planning to have him protect her family. Garret tries reasoning with Bobby, as it becomes clear that the two were involved in the drug trade, but Bobby shoots him in the face before killing Wilco and then going after Susan and Ashley. You couldn't fully call him a hero; you definitely couldn't call him a villain. And that was the thing I really loved about working with Blumhouse, is that we never stopped challenging ourselves in terms of what the story could be, even since the cut of the film that you saw at Sundance. … And when it comes to being both an actor and a producer and things, obviously a lot of the heavy lifting happens in development. For David Oyelowo, Don't Let Go has been a study in how to refine a project. And that was one of the things as well that I recognized very early on that made me want to jump on board. [10], On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 42% based on 89 reviews, with an average rating of 5.05/10. In the present, Bobby, assuming that all Jack's evidence must come from an informant, demands to know who Jack's witness is. She gets him the name “Georgie”. Her father (and Jack's brother) Garrett (Brian Tyree Henry) has forgotten to pick her up.

He was a very complicated human being who achieved incredible things at a time where it was almost impossible to do what he did. She is spotted and then flees on her bike while being followed by a man.