
In the port city of Icheon, five female friends struggle to stay close while forging a life for themselves after high school. When one of the group, upwardly-mobile Hae-ju, moves to Seoul, the other girls deal with the loss in different ways. Feeling most rejected, shy Ji-yeong finds comfort in her new friendship with rebel Tae-hee.... (Full plot summary below)
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In the port city of Icheon, five female friends struggle to stay close while forging a life for themselves after high school. When one of the group, upwardly-mobile Hae-ju, moves to Seoul, the other girls deal with the loss in different ways. Feeling most rejected, shy Ji-yeong finds comfort in her new friendship with rebel Tae-hee.
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| FilmjourneyDoug CummingsJeong's women often interact via cell phone messaging, and one of the film's primary themes arises in the way contemporary relationships exist through wireless communication. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe problems and characters it reveals are universal and involving, and the film itself -- as well its delightful cast -- is so breezy, pretty and gifted, it really won my heart. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonThe year 2002 has conjured up more coming-of-age stories than seem possible, but Take Care of My Cat emerges as the very best of them. |
| HanCinemaPanos KotzathanasisJeong Jae-eun pens and directs a very tender film, which is presented as an entry in the coming-of-age category, but actually uses the five girls to communicate her sociopolitical messages. The film however, functions excellently in both levels |
| BBC.comJamie RussellTake Care of My Cat offers a refreshingly different slice of Asian cinema. |
| San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannTake Care is nicely performed by a quintet of actresses, but nonetheless it drags during its 112-minute length. |
| Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttA sluggish pace and lack of genuine narrative hem the movie in every bit as much as life hems in the spirits of these young women. |
| Time OutMike D'AngeloEvokes a palpable sense of disconnection, made all the more poignant by the incessant use of cell phones. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA refreshing Korean film about five female high school friends who face an uphill battle when they try to take their relationships into deeper waters. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenAs it abruptly crosscuts among the five friends, it fails to lend the characters' individual stories enough dramatic resonance to make us care about them. |