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Review: Romance, mystery in Korean noir ‘Decision to Leave’

By LINDSEY BAHR it is intoxicating in its own
AP Film Writer way.
An insomniac detective But lest you think the “Old-
falls for a beautiful suspect boy” director has opted
in a suspicious death he’s for sexless sentiment over
investigating in “Decision shock, know that he still
to Leave.” This deceptively takes a certain amount of
simple premise is stretched pleasure zooming in on the
over two beguiling hours in ants crawling over the de-
director Park Chan-wook’s ceased’s cloudy eye. It’s
homage to film noir and the first of many nods to ob-
Alfred Hitchcock. It lulls scured vision, from the mists
the viewer, along with the snaking around the roads
protagonist, into a misty, in Ipo to a pivotal conver-
dreamlike delirium until sation atop a mountain in
you’re not even certain of which one person is wear-
what’s right in front of your This image released Mubi by shows Park Hae-il, left, and Tang Wei in a scene from “Decision to ing a headlamp. And there
face. Leave.” is a fair amount of humor
Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) is Associated Press too, in imperfect text con-
the detective in question, who has been found dead She even wants to look at tion with others watching versations and lost in trans-
an elegant, stoic sort who at the bottom of a very the pictures from the crime through the one-way glass. lation confusions, as well
works cases in Busan during peculiar mountain that scene. She laughs at inap- The expensive takeout su- as from Hae-joon’s various
the week and spends free looks like a very tall, narrow propriate moments, which shi they consume is filmed professional partners, who
weekends with his wife Yoo mushroom. And while this she later explains happens so lovingly you half expect seem to be in their own
Mi-ji (Jung Yi-seo), who lives fallen climber might seem when she’s unsure of her it to have its own credit at workplace comedy.
hours away in Ipo. Even his like a rather straightforward Korean, regularly eats ice the end. But it’s clear that At times, the intricacies of
weekend trips home don’t case, it becomes less so cream for dinner and pro- Hae-joon, who has just in- the plot feel almost sadisti-
always happen people once he gets a glimpse at vides home care for gran- structed his colleague to cally confusing especially
don’t stop murdering be- the dead man’s beautiful nies, who all love her, dur- not spend too much on his after the case is “solved”
cause it’s the weekend, widow, Seo-rae (Tang Wei), ing the week. own lunch, is making some and the film transitions into
he explains, but for now who is Chinese. Hae-joon is And Hae-joon can’t get very peculiar decisions for a different phase.
the arrangement seems to immediately smitten. enough of her either. He such a well-respected, me- It almost demands a sec-
suit both. He doesn’t sleep Seo-rae is neither innocent stakes out her apartment thodical detective. ond viewing just to parse
anyway, so he might as victim nor straightforward at night. He watches her at Seo-rae also knows she’s everything we come to
well spend his many, many femme fatale. She doesn’t work with the grannies. And being watched and seems learn about Seo-rae, as
awake hours in the car. seem remotely upset that they have what might be to almost like it. Is this ro- well as all the cinematic
But his world is soon to be her husband, who is much considered a very strange mantic? Manipulative? references from “Vertigo”
upended by a new case older and who abused “date” too, in an interroga- Well, that may depend on to Robert Altman’s “The
involving a skilled climber and branded her, is dead. tion room in the police sta- the individual viewer, but Long Goodbye.”q

CNN reveals name, start date for new

morning show

By DAVID BAUDER the since-renamed “CBS still being under construc-
AP Media Writer This Morning,” which both tion, he said.
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN Licht and Ryan Kadro, now “CNN This Morning” will
says it will debut its new senior vice president of showcase the network’s
morning show on Nov. 1, content strategy at CNN, reporters around the world
before a new set is even produced. on big stories of the day, he
built but with a new name, While the name is similar, said.
to get it in front of viewers and both will share a sen- The network’s higher-rated
a week before the midterm sibility of respect for the au- cable competitors, “Fox
election. dience, viewers shouldn’t & Friends” and MSNBC’s This combination of photos shows Poppy Harlow at the 11th
The show will be called necessarily be looking for a “Morning Joe,” are both annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute in New York on Dec. 17,
“CNN This Morning,” the repeat, Kadro said. heavy on opinion. 2017, left, CNN news anchor Don Lemon at the 15th annual CNN
network said on Wednes- “We’re going to put the full Another priority is build- Heroes All-Star Tribute on New York on Dec. 12, 2021, center,
day. The program, with power of CNN’s newsgath- ing familiarity with the new and CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins during a
live shot in front of the White House in Washington on July 25,
Kaitlan Collins, Poppy Har- ering on display because team: CNN is emphasizing 2018.
low and Don Lemon as we can do that better than their backgrounds in look- Associated Press
hosts, replaces the current anybody,” he said. ing to drive home the point
“New Day” and will air CNN wants to take advan- that it’s not just a show for Collins in Alabama, Harlow CNN will be trying some
weekdays at 6 to 9 a.m. tage of an expected bump people in the New York- in Minnesota and Lemon in new technical tricks, and
Eastern. in viewership surrounding Washington corridor, he Louisiana. will keep viewers updated
It’s the first big program- the Nov. 8 election so it is said. The show’s new theme with onscreen reminders
ming move by CNN’s new moving ahead in tempo- The network has been go- will be “bringing the world of segments on the show
chief executive, Chris Licht. rary quarters despite a New ing to the family homes of home” to the audience, he that are still to come, Kadro
“CNN This Morning” echoes York-based set for the show each host to film promos: said. said.q