I must admit that I had expected a lot more from the 2020 movie "Josée" from writer Seiko Tanabe and director Jong-kwan Kim.
Now, don't get me wrong here, because I am not saying that "Josée" is a bad movie or anything. It just didn't deliver what I was expecting it to. Sure, the movie is watchable and all, but it was just somewhat very monotonously paced and sort of confusing.
Director Jong-kwan Kim leaves a lot of imagery in the movie up for the audience to interpret upon, for better or worse. So depending on whether you like movies that don't serve you all the answers on a silver plate or not, then you might find some enjoyment in "Josée".
I will say that there were definitely some touching moments in the movie, just as there were confusing moments that often left me wondering what was actually going on in the storyline.
"Josée" is amazingly well carried by the two leads, that being Han Ji-min (playing Josée) and Nam Joo-Hyuk (playing Yeong-Suk). They had really good chemistry together on the screen, and they individually and together delivered some really emotional and believable performances. And I will say that their performances alone is actually sufficient reason for sitting down to watch the movie.
Now, I wasn't as entertained as I had hoped I would be when this movie came to an end. And while "Josée" was watchable, it just didn't strike me as an overly memorable movie. Nor is it a movie that I will return to watch a second time, as the storyline was just too vague and thin for such.
I am rating "Josée" a bland five out of ten stars.
