Jin is a Korean born
man and he finds himself stuck in Columbus Indiana. His elderly architect father is a Korean scholar. He is in a coma
and Jin doesn’t know what will the be the outcome? His father was in Columbus to give a talk on modernist
architecture. Jin meets Casey, she
lives in Columbus and she likes living there. Casey’s mother is a recovering addict and Casey wants to
help her mother through this rough patch.
Jin wonders why Casey isn’t pursuing her own dreams? Casey is interested in architecture and
she begins to point out the buildings she likes to Jin. He believes himself to be prickly, wounded and now
a uncertain person because of his father's condition.
I have to start right off
with the fact that this is an extremely slow paced movie!! There are many pauses in the dialog? Maybe viewers need time to think and process information? There is also a minimalism in the music
and cinematography with a LOT of attention to detail. If you can keep going with this film it is worth it. 3 1/2* (I liked this movie)
104
min Drama directed by Kogonada with John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker
Posey, Michelle Forbes, Rory Culkin, Erin Allegretti, Shani Salyers Stiles,
Reen Vogel, Rosalyn R. Ross, Lindsey Shope, Jem Cohen, Caitlin Ewald, Jim
Dougherty, Joseph Anthony Foronda, Alphaeus Green Jr.
Note: Imdb 7.2 out of 10, Roger Ebert 3 ½*
Sheila O’Malley, Rotten Tomatoes 97% critic 79% audience, The Guardian 4* out
of 5* Peter Bradshaw, Amazon 3.9* out of 5* with 77 reviews, Letterboxd average
3.9* out of 5* with 718 reviews, Metacritic 89 out of 100 with 27 critics (26
positive, 1 mixed), 7.3 out of 10 user score with 85 reviews (64 positive, 11
mixed, 10 negative).
Special
Note: Columbus is celebrated for
its many significant modernist buildings.
Filming was done entirely in Columbus and over 18 days.
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