Decision to Leave

Park Chan-wook puts a ravishing spin on a timeless story of romantic obsession and a detective who falls for his suspect.

It’s not as immediately gripping as his previous work, but it lingers like perfume.

Possibly the sexiest movie of the year and certainly one of the best.

Park’s willingness to court a lot of momentary confusion about who’s who and what’s what will be a little much for some. I feel this way: When the filmmaking and the acting’s on this level, Park can zag around all he wants.

One of the smartest, most satisfying murder mysteries in years.

The narrative is structurally audacious, and regularly deploys flashbacks and clever cuts, and scenes within scenes. It’s also the most melancholic film of Park’s career...

In a tender cat-and-mouse game, Park Chan-wook plays around with his favourite themes of a forbidden romance at the intersection of a murder mystery.

It's admirable how Park Chan-wook states that violence is expressed in different ways. In this case, it will be neither guns, nor blood, but love, which will stain the retinas of the viewers with red. [Full review in Spanish]

Park Chan-Wook’s police procedural is one of the most romantic films ever made.

Park Chan-wook takes a classic tale of star-crossed lovers and gives it a new spin in this murder-mystery romance saga of a detective falling for his suspect.