"Don't Let Go" has an interesting premise - police officer Jack Radcliffe (David Oyelowo) loses his brother, sister-in-law and beloved niece, Ashley (Storm Reid) to violent murder. Then he receives a phone call from Ashley and, as he discovers, she's two weeks in the past. Writer/director Jacob Estes treats the more interesting aspects of science fiction as an offbeat thriller. As a result, the time travel aspects are more or less ignored (they just happen), resulting in a surface cleverness that doesn't hold up to close inspection.
The strongest aspect of the movie is the chemistry between Oyelowo and Storm Reid. Oyelowo is a strong presence in any movie he's in and Reid, who played Meg in Disney's adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time, appears to be ready to venture out on her own. There's a strong sense of affection between their characters that provides viewers with an emotional investment to their fates. You have to think the studio had a reason to release "Don't Let Go" at the end of summer when expectations are virtually nonexistent.
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