Decision to Leave

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There is no such thing as a ordinary film from the Korean auteur, nothing is ever straight forward. This is the man who gave us Oldboy, JSA, Thirst and Stoker. All unique films, not always the easiest films to explain without stepping into spoiler territory. A Philippine-based lifestyle and entertainment journalist, Ryan primarily covers film, television, music, and anything pop culture-related. In addition, he has written about beauty, fashion, wellness, and human-interest stories under the lifestyle category. Before joining Collider as a news and feature writer, Ryan also worked as a staff writer for a local newspaper. Seo-Rae ( Tang Wei, Ang Lee’s Lust And Caution) is calm and collected now widowed. She is Chinese and her Korean language skills are limited, does she truly understand what is going on?

Hae-jun is the youngest detective at his station, to take charge of this case. He’s seen as a bit of ‘virtuoso’ in his department. He treats the mountain area as the crime scene, trying to be in the shoes of the victim. Understanding his surroundings (reconstructing them mentally too) and what scenarios led to the man’s demise. He’s like Colombo minus the shabby raincoat, acting oddly surprising everyone at the end with piece by piece answer. She is now become the main suspect and Hae-jun even asks her if she knows what Suspect means? No matter her answer the chief investigator of the case is slowly becoming obsessed with Seo-Rae. Possibly falling in love with her.Park Hae-il and Tang Wei on screen chemistry works and what we see on the screen is believable. Their romance feels questionable, when the pair meet over a year later you once again the questions feel unanswered. You could say it’s the director’s most romantic film to date. Our kid detective also finds himself in a soulless marriage. Insomniac married to the job more and why Seo-Rae becomes that obsession. His wall of unsolved crimes showcase he won’t sleep until they are all solved. Number Time In Length Avg Video Rate Max 1-Sec Rate Max 1-Sec Time Max 5-Sec Rate Max 5-Sec Time Max 10Sec Rate Max 10Sec Time Avg Frame Size Max Frame Size Max Frame Time MPEG-H HEVC Video 0 kbps 2160p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / Main 10 @ Level 5.1 @ High / 4:2:0 / 10 bits / 1000nits / HDR10 / BT.2020

Dolby TrueHD/Atmos Audio Korean 0 kbps 7.1+11 objects / 48 kHz / 16-bit (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps) Decision To Leave impact may not be as powerful as Park Chan-Wook’s previous films. It’s still a mesmerizing and alluring spectacle. ★★★★ Elvis Presley famously sang about ‘ suspicious minds’ in 1969. 53 years later Korean film maker Park Chan-Wook seduces our eyes with crimes of the heart in his latest thriller, Decision To Leave. Now arrived on MUBI, soon to Blu-ray in a couple of weeks.

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DTS-HD Master Audio German 0 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) In Decision To Leave, we find a cop on a mountain investigating in what looks to be a murder. A climber has fallen to his death or was he actually pushed over the edge? Detective Hae-jun ( Park Hae-il), has one person on the scene, the dead man’s wife.