Are you a mountain or beach person?
Despite the premise of a police procedural with goofy moments of comedy, “Decision to Leave” slowly shifts toward a toxic and unconventional melodrama. Although I can see why the film has been described as Hitchcockian, Park’s direction gives an entirely new taste to what could have been a typical vintage neo-noir plot centered around a femme fatale. This time the focus is on elegant visual subtexts rather than the quirky gimmicks and plot twists one would expect from a Park Chan-wook film.

Although I need to rewatch with better subtitles to give myself a better idea, the narrative felt a little messy and self-indulgent, especially when going through the investigations and side cases. This, paired with the highly conceptual nature of the film, ended up affecting my emotional involvement in favor of the enjoyment of my cinephile brain.