Movie review: High expectations for ‘Decision to Leave’

Hae-jun (Park Hae-il) was a police detective working in Busan. His wife Jung-an (Lee Jung-hyun) was a scientist working in a nuclear power plant outside the city in the foggy town of Lipo. Under that strain, their marriage was not working out too well. He had very bad insomnia and have had near accidents on the road because of his severe sleep deprivation. He needed eye drops for his dry eyes, and a breathing machine to help him sleep.

One day, a rich hiking enthusiast was found dead at the foot of a mountain. His Chinese widow Seo-rae (Tang Wei) came under investigation by Hae-jun. She said that she was caring for an elderly female patient in the nursing home at the time of her husband's death. Captivated by Seo-rae's beauty, Hae-jun was in denial that she could ever be guilty of murder, even if the evidence coming in seemed to incriminate her.

Beautiful Chinese actress Tang Wei's Seo-rae was a literal femme fatale. Tang is still best remembered for her courageous screen debut in Ang Lee's controversial "Lust, Caution" (2007) with Tony Leung. Tang's ageless beauty is perfect for her role here, striking and mesmerizing, irresistible to all men lying on points along the spectrum of virtue. Despite the intense story of forbidden love here, Tang did not show as much skin as she did in "Lust."

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