I Will Make You Mine

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.

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. It was released on VOD on May 29, 2020.

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

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."

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."

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."

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