LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3 (UPI) — The Decision to Leave , in theaters October 14, uses the detective genre to explore the exciting dynamic between a detective and his suspect. Director Park Chan-wook and co-writer Jung So-kyung have created an interesting and unexpected work.
Detective Jang Hae Joon (Park Hae Il) investigates the death of rock climber Ki Do Soo (Yoo Seung Mok). After interviewing and being a role model for Ki's wife, Song Seo Rae (Tang Wei), Chan continues to view Song as a threat to his marriage and career.
Park presents Young's evidence finding convincingly. In one scene, his analysis of the ill-fated rise of Ki is shown alongside an assassin who plots and commits a crime. Once again in the same place, memories of evil appear behind Jang.
He is also obsessed with two other cases related to Jang Ki's death. The following is an intensive analysis with special comparisons.
But the personal relationship between Chan and Song, as well as between Jang and his wife Jung Ahn (Lee Jung Hyun), is as interesting as a mystery.
Jang's job causes him insomnia. He used it to watch all night, but fell asleep while driving.
So, Jang spends some of his time visiting Song, which is inappropriate regardless of the reason. Song cares for parents, his compassion makes him good, but why does he keep texting the detective investigating her husband's death?
Jung-Ahn understands her husband's short hours and demanding work. They seem to have a healthy relationship despite Django's unusual schedule.
Needless to say, Jang kept his relationship with Song a secret. As such, the audience is more likely to suspect that your interests are not strictly platonic, but also odd.
Tang was the driving force behind the Decision to Leave . Song subtly plays his relationship with Jang in a way he can't blame him, but will put Jang in danger so he can't tell anyone.
Basically, Jang is a classic badass who falls in love with a femme fatale. Unlike Double Indemnity or Body Heat , Song manages to keep Jang from finding out that he's plotting.
With The Decision to Leave , Park added complex adult relationships in the context of gender to his filmography. If you want crime drama, Decision to Leave offers that and more.
Fred Topel, who attended film school at Ithaca College, is a Los Angeles-based UPI Entertainment Writer. He has been a professional film critic since 1999, a Rotten Tomatoes critic since 2001, and a member of the Television Critics Association since 2012. See his work in the Entertainment section.
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