#Go Kyung-pyo

[yourdailymag]

Seohyun (SNSD) & Go Kyung-pyo for Marie Claire September 2020

[speakingparts]

DECISION TO LEAVE

헤어질 결심

Park Chan-Wook, 2022

stills by filmgrab

[2015mai24]

actor Go Kyung-pyo / Ko Kyoung-pyo u.a. Filme "The Treacherous" 2015 "Seoul Vibe" 2022

[kooriyuki]

Review: Connect (Disney+, 2022)

Review: Connect (Disney+, 2022)

Major Spoilers: Ha Dong-soo (Jung Hae-in) had the special ability to self-repair his own tissues even if he had serious injuries. When he was being dissected by doctor of the organ trafficking organization, he was able to recover from the dissection, but lost his left eye when he escaped from the organization. Dong-soo then realised he could see something from his left eye (although eye socket…

[porquevi]

"Decisão de partir" (Heojil kyolshim) - cinema.

Bora ir ao cinema! Escolhi esse coreano. Vi algumas críticas positivas e o cinema coreano está em alta. O diretor é o mesmo de "Old Boy", talvez o precursor dessa onda coreana. Tinha algumas informações sobre a história, mas bem pouco.

depois de ver: a tendência coreana de sempre ter um quarto ato de reviravolta cansa. a direção é cheia de maneirismos e isso confunde o simbolismo e a poesia que a história teria. menos seria mais.

[rookie-critic]

Decision to Leave (2022, dir. Park Chan-wook) - review by Rookie-Critic

Decision to Leave is a tense noir-ish thriller with a ton of style and great performances. The newest from Oldboy director Park Chan-wook, the film is a subdued effort from the filmmaker, who is normally noted for the striking brutal violence in his films like the Vengeance series and Oldboy. While the difference in tone and intensity is noticeably different, the visual style of the film is still unmistakably his, and it's great. The cinematography of this film is gorgeous, and one of the biggest triumphs the movie has is the lighting. All of the decisions regarding the way things were lit and framed in this film feel very intentional and like it was done with purpose. It's a truly beautiful film and everything on the technical and visually artistic level is near perfection.

On the flip side, while the story is also very good, it feels like it can't quite keep up with that stellar style. There are a good handful of scenes that definitely feel like they are done with a style-over-substance mindset, and while there's nothing inherently wrong with that, it can be done to great effect, here I found it more distracting than anything. The story of a respected, hard-boiled detective that gets too emotionally invested in the personal life of a suspect in a murder case (the victim's widow, at that), this movie screams film-noir from a plot perspective, equal parts Maltese Falcon and Casablanca. It plays out with plenty of twists and reveals that are all very gripping, and the film manages to keep the audience's attention through most of its runtime. I can't really say the film dragged or rushed itself at all, but there was something about the way it all plays out and that semi-frequent sacrifice of style over substance that kept this from being truly great for me. In the spirit of full transparency, I did see this on a day where I was particularly physically and mentally fried, and I don't think I really gave this film the full breadth of my attention and mental focus, so maybe upon a re-watch (which I do plan on doing at some point) I will change my tune, but for now, I will give it this score, which is still pretty great, if you ask me.

Score: 8/10

Currently streaming on MUBI.

I really do hate when I feel like I haven't given a movie everything I've got prior to writing its review, and I thought about not even putting this up right now until I did have that chance to re-watch. So, with that in mind, I might make an amended review once that happens.

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Decision to Leave (헤어질 결심) (Heojil kyolshim) (2022) Park Chan-wook

December 26th 2022

[junkobato]

Upcoming Kdrama May 2024 💚

1/5: Frankly Speaking with Go Kyung Pyo, Kang Han Na. 12 episodes; rom-com.

4/5: the Atypical Family with Chun Woo Hee, Jang Ki Yong. 12 episodes, fantasy, romance, action.

11/5: the Midnight Romance with Jung Ryeo Won, Wi Ha Joon, So Joo Yun. 16 episodes; romance.

13/5: Crash with Lee Min Ki, Kwak Sun Young, Heo Sung Tae. 12 episodes; thriller, mystery, comedy.

13/5: Dare to Love Me with Kim Myung Soo, Lee Yoo Young. 16 episodes; rom-com.

15/5: Uncle Samsik with Song Kang Ho, Byun Yo Han, Lee Kyu Hyung. 16 episodes; business drama.

17/5: the 8 Show with Ryu Joon Yul, Chun Woo Hee, Park Jong Min. 8 episodes; thriller, psychological.

22/5: Not Very Strong, but Attractive Homicide Squad with Park Se Wan, Kim Dong Wook. 12 episodes; mystery, comedy.

24/5: Bitter Sweet Hell with Kim Hee Sun, Lee Hye Young, Kim Nam Hee. 12 episodes; thriller, mystery, comedy.

24/5: Connection with Ji Sung, Jeon Mi Do, Kwon Yul. 16 episodes; thriller, mystery.

Many new dramas! And so little time...

[chaesong-hwa]

I will not confess my feelings. What? In disaster movies, those who survive in the end always think they love each other and kiss. I've never thought that was real love. That's just camaraderie from surviving a crisis together. I thought that's what you and I had. It is. That's what we have. No it's not. I don't want to survive a life-or-death crisis with you. Because I don't want you to be in danger or to see you suffer.

[ikjun]

Oh, Ki-Baek! I didn't know what we were doing today, so I just wore a suit.

FRANKLY SPEAKING / 비밀은 없어 (2024) dir. Jang Ji-yeon

[yourdailymag]

Seohyun (SNSD) & Go Kyung-pyo for Marie Claire September 2020

[speakingparts]

DECISION TO LEAVE

헤어질 결심

Park Chan-Wook, 2022

stills by filmgrab

[leerang]

found family ♡

[dylan-rodrigues]

I really like that Ki-baek has three possible love interests, not by being conventionally attractive or "cool", but just by being kind. He's not flashy or loud about it (except for the crowd scene*), he just quietly helps anyone he sees having a hard time, even when's he preoccupied with something else. It's really wholesome.

* He doesn't even like Jeong-heon that much! But he saw what the man was going through and still helped him, despite the risk of humiliation or getting beat up.

[owlshellaxy]

🎬 Drama : Reply 1988 (2015)