Chimipja

Let's start off by saying this is almost certainly the best movie ever made containing a character named Bum-Suk.

A brother ignores Mother's warning to hold onto his little sister's hand when they go to the playground. The sister vanishes without a trace. 25 years later, the brother is a father himself, and a widower, his wife having been killed by a hit-and-run driver. A mysterious woman appears, claiming to be his long-lost sister, but he has his doubts, even with the DNA match.

Sister tries everything she can to convince him, but when he catches her in a lie, his suspicion grows, even as his family blindly accepts her story. She even tries seducing him, but to no avail. He knows something is wrong.

This film leaves a lot of loose threads and the motivation is sketchy, at best, but it is entertaining.

I watched it because I wanted to support Song Ji Hyo. The movie wasn't that great. The plot has no climax and can be expected. It would've been better if there's a plot twist to it.

The end was unexpected. Not many films follow this kind of concept. Nice movie to watch with friends!

When a woman, Yoo-jin (Ji-Hyo Song), comes into Seo-jin's (Mu-Yeol Kim) life claiming to be his long lost sister, he becomes suspicious of her claims and true intentions with his family.

This film has both good and bad moments. Let's start with the bad.

There is a vague setup for the film and not enough individual character building. We just aren't given enough reason to care about what is happening with the characters to truly invest in whatever outcome awaits. The way the story has been setup lacks a direction for cause of doubt and it seems a bit rushed.

What I believe the film had going for it was a nice atmosphere. It was very tense even without having all the character building. It is what pushes the film forward. Also the acting was rather good.

I recognized Ji-Hyo Song from Wishing Stairs (2003), the third film from the Whispering Corridors series and I thought she did a great playing subtle nefariousness in her role. I recognized Mu-Yeol Kim from Forgotten (2017) and although he played his part well, he was overshadowed greatly by Ji-Hyo Song.

As far as the twist is concerned, some will like it because it is such a drastic twist while others will look at the screen sideways. It will come down to how you personally feel about it. I thought it was interesting but a bit lackluster. I personally wanted to see something with a bit more punch to it.

Overall the film held my attention but it wasn't the fast paced, intense thriller that I've come to expect from South Korea. Just a bit disappointed but still a decent watch.

Characters are flat and uninteresting. Not enough time spent on the first act to give the audience a reason to care about the characters or a baseline to be disrupted.

This movie lacks any clues or foreshadowing so when the exposition comes along it comes completely out of left field. Doesn't give you satisfying 'ah ha!' moments as you fit the pieces of the puzzle together in your head. Lots of dumb scenes, shouting, knife fights. Stop a knife fight half way through so you can deliver some more exposition. Main character gets so upset while being a passenger in a car he causes a dumb car crash and just dusts himself off and walks away.

Three very suspect 10/10 reviews already. Avoid this forgetable and boring movie.