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Decision to Leave

2022
Drama
Suspense/Thriller
2h 19m
A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains meets the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing. (imdb)
Directed by:
Chan-wook Park Chan-wook Park
Written by:
Chan-wook Park Chan-wook Park Seo-Gyeong Jeong Seo-Gyeong Jeong
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Starring:
Hae-il Park Hae-il Park Yong-woo Park Yong-woo Park Wei Tang Wei Tang Lee Jung-hyun Lee Jung-hyun Park Jeong-min Park Jeong-min Go Kyung-Pyo Go Kyung-Pyo Jung Yi-seo Seo Hyun-woo
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Genres:
Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Crime
AKA:
Heojil kyolshim
Country:
South Korea
Languages:
Chinese, Korean
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Decision to Leave

2022
Drama
Suspense/Thriller
2h 19m
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joelwatchesmoviesjoelwatchesmovies
Rated 16 Oct 2022
9
92nd
Mesmerizing and overwhelming (it’s hard to follow in real time at times) in its intricate, layered design; paired perspectives and varying voices of past and present are brilliantly melded together (the editing and camerawork are fantastic) as the dangerous central relationship adds a unique sizzle and intimacy to the detective procedural-ings. The second case is unexpected and makes the film feel long but in hindsight it serves as a perfect parallel tidal push to the pull of the first.
Rated 16 Oct 2022
corbadCorbad
Rated 01 Oct 2022
85
90th
Incredibly dense and intricate - to a fault that’s remedied by simply sitting in its details after it’s finished: reflection makes clear that its length is more than warranted and what seems almost like melodrama is built from a subtle and nuanced blueprint. Surprisingly funny, profoundly detailed, and shot and directed with singular dynamism.
Rated 01 Oct 2022
natebarriosnatebarrios
Rated 03 Oct 2022
85
94th
Park's Vertigo? Park's In a Lonely Place? Park's Phantom Thread? Park's Gone Girl? Park's In the Mood for Love? no. Park's Decision to Leave. up there with all of them.
Rated 03 Oct 2022
bownBown
Rated 17 Oct 2022
85
75th
An exceptionally difficult movie to rate. This may be my favourite Park movie from a filmmaking standpoint, with so many phenomenal shots or storytelling decisions that kept my eyes glued to the screen. The performances are great, and most of the story is truly emotionally charged and hits hard. But in the end, they never succeed in making Seo-rae feel like a full character, and the ending is quite underwhelming. 5-star direction meets 3.5-star story.
Rated 17 Oct 2022
p_u_l_pP u l p
Rated 21 Oct 2022
66
64th
The moment you said you loved me, your love is over. The moment your love ends, my love begins.
Rated 21 Oct 2022
bentienbentien
Rated 12 Dec 2022
65
61st
Started out awesome and with a perfect Hitchcock/Vertigo vibe that really works well. But as the second half of the film progresses, it becomes more messy and hard to follow.
Rated 12 Dec 2022
yesistastyyesistasty
Rated 16 Nov 2022
81
43rd
Fell kinda flat for me. Never too dull, and formally intriguing. But the plot was too silly for me to take the love story too seriously.
Rated 16 Nov 2022
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 03 Nov 2022
60
44th
The inventive direction and cinematography are the strong suit of "Heojil kyolshim". Moreover, the cast and occasional doses of humour are pretty good, and the mystery is relatively interesting, even though it turns out to be pretty simplistic and is undermined even further by the romance, which feels arbitrary and not properly established. The film is not without its poetic moments, including the finale, however they fail to leave much of an impact due to the lacking character development.
Rated 03 Nov 2022
obdurateObdurate
Rated 08 Nov 2022
85
80th
While the characters themselves were not that fleshed out, the romance between killer and cop had enough push and pull that it was interesting. This would be a 90 if it had more emotional oomph in that regard, though. But man, that directing and cinematography. The transitions from scene to scene are fantastic, and placing the detective into certain scenes like he's actually there witnessing them tells you how invested he is in this stuff in a visual way.
Rated 08 Nov 2022
twincinematwincinema
Rated 18 Feb 2023
75
64th
This film made me feel like a huge dumb dumb. I had to look at Wikipedia to make sure I was understanding the plot. And you know what? I think that's a positive for this film.
Rated 18 Feb 2023
greenerGreener
Rated 02 Jul 2022
83
89th
If you can withstand just a little bit of monotony, it is a brilliant movie on how to say "I love you" without saying "I love you", and how to leave someone because you love him/her.
Rated 02 Jul 2022
umitumit
Rated 09 May 2023
74
34th
Didn’t liked it somehow, didn’t stick for me, storywise.
Rated 09 May 2023
sellissellis
Rated 29 Dec 2022
71
38th
Like many of Park's films, dazzlingly visualized and edited but ultimately hollow. A complicated story made complicated is not my definition of great storytelling.
Rated 29 Dec 2022
jlfmJLFM
Rated 07 Nov 2022
83
88th
I was so delighted and awed by the craft of this. If you, like me, are easily impressed by clever scene transitions, cheeky edits, and timeline shenanigans, Decision to Leave is total start-to-finish pleasure. The editing (Kim Sang-bum) is kind of the star of the show, but the cinematography, score (Jo Yeong-wook), and performances are all top-notch.
Rated 07 Nov 2022
kabinicieglencekabinicieglence
Rated 03 Dec 2023
91
88th
korelilere bu film işinde saygım her geçen gün katlanarak artıyor. senaryo biraz kapalı olduğu için puan kırdım yoksa tam anlamıyla bir şaheser. günün mesajı ise: "eline, diline, beline sahip çık" oldu.
Rated 03 Dec 2023
overratedoverrated
Rated 22 Nov 2022
51
50th
The first of Park's movies to not land for me, though it's still beautiful to look at.
Rated 22 Nov 2022
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 04 Nov 2022
85
90th
what a cinematographic feast! i guess i won't ever get bored with a well-shot, slow-burn, and funny detective story about love.
Rated 04 Nov 2022
neonmanNeonman
Rated 01 Mar 2023
69
35th
Not the most intriguing murder plot and/or romance I've seen, though it's made to seem more exciting with the maximalistic filmmaking techniques, with lots of criss-crossing and cross-cutting and different timelines appearing at the same time -- it does give this film a bit of a pulse, but also makes it exhausting. The ending is quite captivating and astonishingly produced, despite how stupid it also is.
Rated 01 Mar 2023
bzymusbzymus
Rated 10 Jan 2023
78
60th
audiovisual 85 acting 80 overall feeling 70 avg 78
Rated 10 Jan 2023
kavuKavu
Rated 23 Oct 2023
80
69th
Not Park's best, but that bar is pretty high. Stylish, intriguing, well acted. No complaints here.
Rated 23 Oct 2023
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 08 Oct 2022
5
81st
Saw this during VIFF so saw it at a playhouse that was so hot I was literally drip sweating in my seat. Managed to fight through all that and won me over. Funny, romantic, heartbreaking and Hitchcockian.
Rated 08 Oct 2022
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 01 Jan 2023
70
41st
Didn’t really follow that third act. Kinda turned into an anime plot
Rated 01 Jan 2023
selcukburcakselcukburcak
Rated 05 Oct 2022
75
65th
"beni sevdiğini söylediğin an, aşkın bitti. ve aşkının bittiği an, benimki başladı."
Rated 05 Oct 2022
akjnakjn
Rated 02 Jan 2023
80
82nd
hikayedeki surprizligi insan doğasınin basitligiyle alakalı olduğunu düşünmek istiyorum. ayrıca yönetmen insan ilişkilerindeki sorunlu yönleri anlatmakla bitiremiyor nedense. keyifli seyirdi ama
Rated 02 Jan 2023
sourheartsourheart
Rated 08 Nov 2022
3
36th
Need a rewatch. Maybe because it lost me somewhere after the middle, the ending didn't hit me as hard, even though I can appreciate how daring and beautiful it is.
Rated 08 Nov 2022
ceekay19Ceekay19
Rated 17 Sep 2023
90
95th
Seo-rae: "The moment you said you loved me, your love is over. The moment your love ends, my love begins."
Rated 17 Sep 2023
jonasu42jonasu42
Rated 03 Apr 2024
67
33rd
darrenDarren
Rated 10 Nov 2022
82
81st
Such a charming and funny movie. Which seems like a weird thing to say with how the story unravels and the pain of the characters bubble. How you truly submerge in the life of an insomniac. The misery in a love that’s lost or that can never really exist. Hitchcockian in the way the crimes never actually matter. But everything surrounding it does. Do we really care how a spouse dies or how to catch a thief or do we only care about the back forth between secret crushes. About the quest for love
Rated 10 Nov 2022
thervealThe_Rveal
Rated 13 Oct 2022
40
79th
While the film doesn’t have the perverse charge of Park’s other work, there’s a degree to which Seo-rae wants to be investigated, and invites the intrusion that Hae-joon makes into her life, even after she’s seemingly been exonerated. There’s a touch of romance in the way they probe each other’s secrets and vulnerabilities, and that’s where Park throws his emphasis, rather than on the increasingly sticky details of the plot. It’s not as gripping as his previous work, but it lingers like perfume.
Rated 13 Oct 2022
iqcumberiqcumber
Rated 26 Jul 2023
40
8th
I'm sorry, I don't believe a word of it.
Rated 26 Jul 2023
st_bernaSt. Berna
Rated 16 Mar 2023
80
71st
Diğer Chan-Wook Park filmlerinden farklı bir tat var bu filmde. Şiddet ve cinselliğin önceki filmlerinde olduğu gibi ön planda olmaması, daha örtülü ve derinlikli bir romantizmle takıntılı aşk durumunu ele alışı, filmi farklı ve özel kılıyor. Bana kalırsa bu filmle kendini "yenilemiş" bir yönetmen var ve bu bir yönetmenin yolculuğunda çok önemli bir level. Finaliyle büyülendim ayrıca...
Rated 16 Mar 2023
spotswoodspotswood
Rated 31 Mar 2024
85
47th
ezpzezpz
Rated 09 Feb 2023
82
41st
Interesting subversion of the femme fatale trope. Interesting structure: multiple story restarts. Interesting use of insomnia as an altered state for investigators. Interesting romance framework and outcome.
Rated 09 Feb 2023
radumsmnradumsmn
Rated 11 Mar 2023
88
97th
Pure cinema with its imperfections and shining moments - must see on a wide screen with good sound for the immersive experience.
Rated 11 Mar 2023
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 12 Dec 2022
80
77th
Park Chan-wook is not bound by the laws of space and time. This film is him flexing that fact for 2h18m
Rated 12 Dec 2022
kenmeistersKenMeisters
Rated 26 Dec 2023
76
74th
I was confused an awful lot, feel asleep twice but still had a good time. Impeccably made. Park Chan-wook apparently can't do wrong.
Rated 26 Dec 2023
sesito71sesito71
Rated 04 Apr 2024
34
19th
rydmcalboyrydmcalboy
Rated 28 Mar 2024
85
67th
iyisinekiyisinek
Rated 26 Aug 2023
75
67th
Polis, cinayet, cinayetin üstünü örtmek, aşk, dağcı, zirveden düşmek, havuzda kurban, kore, dedektif, polisiye
Rated 26 Aug 2023
aalperraaaalperraa
Rated 28 Jan 2023
77
61st
22.01.2023, Falmet/Brighton UK
Rated 28 Jan 2023
carlosproCarlospro
Rated 01 Nov 2022
80
81st
o park usa muito bem a linguagem, muito bom ver esse filme na tela grande. o festival do rio ajudou a lavar a alma e preparar pro caos da eleição 2022 no Brasil
Rated 01 Nov 2022
chase23Chase_23
Rated 15 Apr 2024
88
62nd
kuroelKuroel
Rated 26 Oct 2023
75
87th
I've would've liked the ending to be more ambiguous, but this is such a beautiful movie that really pushes on moral boundaries. Heartbreaking and beautiful. High, high recommend for people who like their romance with a dash of tragedy and suspense.
Rated 26 Oct 2023
nudgingtonnudgington
Rated 23 Mar 2024
69
50th
alanstrangalanstrang
Rated 01 Jan 2023
91
96th
Magnificent. The cameraworks are ingenious, the editing is insane and the script and the score are just perfect. Top artistic and execution points.
Rated 01 Jan 2023
kasperlKasperL
Rated 11 Dec 2022
75
77th
Park Chan-wook's two previous efforts, 'Stoker' and 'The Handmaiden', are my favorites of his so far, and the stylishness that he brings to every frame in 'Decision to Leave' is once again wildly impressive. However, though I did find the film somewhat compelling, the slippery plot machinations and the director's refusal to hold the audience's hand mean that I will need to rewatch it before I can tell if it was, after all, as great as I wanted it to be.
Rated 11 Dec 2022
kadikoykadikoy
Rated 01 Jan 2023
65
62nd
Bayıldım ama sıkıntıdan. Cinayetlerle ilgilenen evli müfettişimiz, dağda ölen adam için karısından şüphelenir. Kadının güzelliği, müfettişe aşık eder. Chan-Wook Park'ın en ağır ilerleyen filmi. 2 adet başyapıt çıkaran yönetmenimiz, Sherlock Holmes'a özenmiş. Farklı 1 iş. 2. yarı yine mi baştan derken aşk ön plana çıkıyor. Filmin sonunda, deniz ve kumlar. En iyi koca ölü kocadır.
Rated 01 Jan 2023
hisblobhisblob
Rated 02 Jun 2023
50
30th
DNF @ 36m, pointlessly hard to follow
Rated 02 Jun 2023
deaddillydeaddilly
Rated 16 Jan 2023
70
47th
Much better on rewatch when viewed as a pure romance as opposed to a twisted murder mystery.
Rated 16 Jan 2023
psimpsim
Rated 18 Apr 2023
76
54th
This movie is very confusingly structured for no apparent reason, which feels like a letdown after the much more successful and rewarding The Handmaiden. Luckily, Park Chan-Wook does not seem to have it in him to make a bad movie, so despite those misgivings I still had a very good time.
Rated 18 Apr 2023
mandymandy
Rated 20 Apr 2023
8
92nd
Beautifully crafted , perfectly cast this stylish detective mystery and love story, has lots of intriguing twists and layers that make it a compelling watch.
Rated 20 Apr 2023
tj_monsterTJ monster
Rated 05 Nov 2022
30
3rd
It felt like killing eve, stupid villian and cop romance. I hated killing eve
Rated 05 Nov 2022
teemukeskteemukesk
Rated 11 Nov 2022
83
77th
Decision to Leave is guaranteed Park Chan-wook quality. The film looks gorgeous and I loved all the little montages and subtle camera tricks. And the ending was stunning as per usual with Park. Of course I want to give credit to the whole cast and the beautiful score. It didn't quite hit the same level of cleverness as Oldboy or The Handmaiden, but it was still a well-crafted mystery crime thriller.
Rated 11 Nov 2022
xakkmasterXakkMaster
Rated 19 Jan 2023
85
76th
A beautiful and sad film that is a little confusing at times (though that's partially because I'm an English speaking person attempting to keep up with a quick and twisting plot through subtitles), but becomes all the more brilliant and affecting on a re-watch. Camera work and lighting are standouts in the production. The acting is perfect across the board.
Rated 19 Jan 2023
nbpNBP
Rated 10 Mar 2023
8
75th
Although it may not be Park Chan-wook's strongest work, "Decision To Leave" is still an intriguing and emotionally compelling film that explores the themes of isolation and human relationships. With stunning visuals and powerful performances, it is a cinematic delight to watch, even if it doesn't quite deliver the suspense of the director's earlier works.
Rated 10 Mar 2023
saeed7395saeed7395
Rated 16 Aug 2022
75
63rd
yash01yash01
Rated 23 Mar 2024
78
21st
danvasDanvas
Rated 22 Jan 2023
65
22nd
I must be missing something...
Rated 22 Jan 2023
topaz420topaz420
Rated 23 Jul 2023
95
97th
story: 85/100 direction: 1000/100 absolutely dazzling filmmaking
Rated 23 Jul 2023
pistolpetePistolPete
Rated 02 Aug 2023
73
65th
Park's Hitchcockian effort here simmers with tension and intrigue. This is quite deliberately paced so those not interested in a 140 min nuanced affair need not partake. There were scenes that were exquisite and others that seemed to linger beyond their welcome. Overall I thought the direction and acting was top notch. The writing; however, felt a little lacking in parts. It was also a difficult dynamic to accept on the whole. Regardless, I'm happy I finally watched this. 7.3.
Rated 02 Aug 2023
mike365365mike365365
Rated 19 Feb 2023
54
21st
I have loved Chan-wook Parks films, but I can't recommend this one. It's convoluted and about 30 minutes too long. Watch Oldboy, JSA, and The Handmaiden instead
Rated 19 Feb 2023
mtorgaymtorgay
Rated 29 Dec 2022
90
93rd
Mostly intended to entertain film directors, DOP's and some post production guys with its creative, wizardly visual story telling and breaking some good-old rules on the way. (And to get some awards of course) Not very strong on the scenario side, which is a well spiced soup of suspense, comedy, drama and romance but which in the end doesn't leave a very meaningful taste. Definitely worth a watch.
Rated 29 Dec 2022
bofbof
Rated 14 Jan 2023
80
83rd
The sort of movie where you never know if something is a flashback or -forward, and you don't really mind. It's like a symphony on a theme by Hitchcock. If I'd been more of a Hitchcock fan, I might have loved this rather than just admiring the hell out of it.
Rated 14 Jan 2023
sadmanSadman
Rated 20 Nov 2022
85
81st
Directed as a most flawlessly designed waking dream, Decision to Leave is both incredible to look at and impossible to fully grasp on a first viewing. The virtuoso editing sets a blinding pace that, judging by the excellence in every other aspect, can only be intentional, trying to capture the foggy mental state of our insomnia-inflicted protagonist. The movie is riddled with clues and symbols that will reward repeated viewing, but talking about it after a first still lifted some of the fog.
Rated 20 Nov 2022
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 15 Jan 2023
67
70th
Often superior direction. Also style over substance.
Rated 15 Jan 2023
nuotionuotio
Rated 31 Jan 2023
61
73rd
Not very surprising as a murder mystery, but it works better as a love story - think more of "In the mood for love" than "Basic Instinct". I still wasn't as invested in the story as I hoped. Script could have used some work as there are too many elements, and it didn't need to be 140mins. Visually, it's not as stylish as Park's best, but there are some cool shots and the ending provides striking imagery with the snowy mountain and then the sea. It raised the whole film up a notch for me.
Rated 31 Jan 2023
jnydamjnydam
Rated 20 Jan 2024
61
55th
Strange film, it packs suspense but has some sloppy editing and feels very rushed at the start. It is shot beautifully and has a great score...
Rated 20 Jan 2024
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 27 Dec 2022
47
35th
A one of a kind that left me cold and wondering what could have been. There was a lot of confusion and subtext flying around the screen, but it was hard to latch on to the characters or make sense of the details. Park continues to impress and confound in equal measure.
Rated 27 Dec 2022
iamianimaniamianiman
Rated 17 Jul 2022
59
58th
I don't know, I just feel empty by the end, and not in a good way.
Rated 17 Jul 2022

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