This self-reflexive parallel timeline variation on the meet-cute offers invigoratingly light and accessible consideration of gender perspectives and human adaptiveness.
Hong Sang-soo's latest cinematic experiment is a mesmerizing self-reflexive parallel timeline variation on the meet-cute that amalgamates the invigorating providences of Linklater'sBefore Sunrise (1995) with a transitory setup loosely reminiscent of Alex Karpovsky'sRed Flag (2012).