Chimipja

Let's start off by saying this is almost certainly the best movie ever made containing a character named Bum-Suk.

A brother ignores Mother's warning to hold onto his little sister's hand when they go to the playground. The sister vanishes without a trace. 25 years later, the brother is a father himself, and a widower, his wife having been killed by a hit-and-run driver. A mysterious woman appears, claiming to be his long-lost sister, but he has his doubts, even with the DNA match.

Sister tries everything she can to convince him, but when he catches her in a lie, his suspicion grows, even as his family blindly accepts her story. She even tries seducing him, but to no avail. He knows something is wrong.

This film leaves a lot of loose threads and the motivation is sketchy, at best, but it is entertaining.

When a woman, Yoo-jin (Ji-Hyo Song), comes into Seo-jin's (Mu-Yeol Kim) life claiming to be his long lost sister, he becomes suspicious of her claims and true intentions with his family.

This film has both good and bad moments. Let's start with the bad.

There is a vague setup for the film and not enough individual character building. We just aren't given enough reason to care about what is happening with the characters to truly invest in whatever outcome awaits. The way the story has been setup lacks a direction for cause of doubt and it seems a bit rushed.

What I believe the film had going for it was a nice atmosphere. It was very tense even without having all the character building. It is what pushes the film forward. Also the acting was rather good.

I recognized Ji-Hyo Song from Wishing Stairs (2003), the third film from the Whispering Corridors series and I thought she did a great playing subtle nefariousness in her role. I recognized Mu-Yeol Kim from Forgotten (2017) and although he played his part well, he was overshadowed greatly by Ji-Hyo Song.

As far as the twist is concerned, some will like it because it is such a drastic twist while others will look at the screen sideways. It will come down to how you personally feel about it. I thought it was interesting but a bit lackluster. I personally wanted to see something with a bit more punch to it.

Overall the film held my attention but it wasn't the fast paced, intense thriller that I've come to expect from South Korea. Just a bit disappointed but still a decent watch.

The end was unexpected. Not many films follow this kind of concept. Nice movie to watch with friends!

The movie is about her missing sister and the homecoming of the said sister years later, but protagonist have his doubt about his sister identity. All that is good, but the problem is, it's kind of obvious SJH is not the sister. It doesn't have the "so is SJH is the real one, or not?" effect, the suspense is not wholly there tbh. What the movie need, is another character who can claim to also be protagonist's sister, or something that can add more impact to protagonist confusion.

Still, I find the movie to be watchable, like my headline says, "just okay"

Lets start with the bad things: There is a lack of detail about characters and we dont get to know more about them, which makes them look kinda ''dry'' and not that sympathetic. The plot itself is kinda odd and unrealistic, but some people enjoy that and the others don't. Yet, there are many stereotypes that we all know from other films

Good thing is the acting and the atmosphere during the storytelling. I would say its a film to kill time if you have extra 2 hours but you wouldn't miss a big masterpiece if you dont watch it.