This was the top of all the 2019 film lists. Every critic raved about it. Family members, even ones that don't watch subtitled films, told me to see it.And I think it's only okay.
KIM Ki-Woo (CHOI Woo-Sik) is offered a position as a tutor for rich high schooler PARK Da-hye (JUNG Ji-so) by his buddy who is leaving to study abroad. Ki-woo quickly realizes that the Park family is ripe for the picking and it is not long before his family has supplanted all of the Park's help. But when the former housekeeper (LEE Jung Eun) returns one dark and stormy night, the Kims discover a dark secret in the house.
This reminded me a lot of Shoplifters from last year. Same kind of thing where a family grifts to survive but they're adorable and shockingly photogenic but it all ends in tragedy and tears. The mid-film twist is pretty good, as in I was unprepared for what I was seeing, but the rest of the film falls fairly predictably after that. I feel bad because this was so overhyped and there was no way it could have lived up to it. It is still a very good movie and you should definitely see it as soon as it makes its way to a streaming service near you.
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