Blue Bayou (2021) Movie Review

Blue Bayou – Movie Review

Director: Justin Chon

Writer: Justin Chon (Screenplay)

Cast

• Justin Chon (Twilight)
• Alicia Vikander (Tomb Raider)
• Mark O’Brien (Ready or Not)
• Linh-Dan Pham (Mr Nobody)
• Sydney Kowalske (Girl in the Basement)

Plot: As a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.

Runtime: 1 Hour 57 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Blue Bayou starts as we meet tattoo artist Antonio LeBlanc (Chon) a Korean-American raised in Louisiana. He is married to Kathy (Vikander) and has a stepdaughter Jessie (Kowalske) with another one on the way. Antonio is trying to find a better career to support his family.

However, Antonio’s life faces a new stumbling block after he becomes a target Kathy’s ex-partner Ace (O’Brien). Antonio faces a difficult challenge to remain in America despite being in the country for most of his life following his adoption as a baby. He needs to fight to remain in the only place he has ever called home.

Verdict on Blue Bayou

Blue Bayou is a drama following a Korean-American with a family who finds his life turned upside down. He faces deportation from a vengeful ex of his wife and needs to find a way to keep his family together. However, he must decide which path he wants to follow, if he is to keep the life he built.

This is a drama showing us how easily the system in America can turn on people who have made a life there. It shows how difficult the system can be to fight and how one man can see his whole life taken away from him. Justin Chon gives us a fantastic movie written, directed and starring. This leaves us with heart breaking story concept that could change everything for a happy family.

Final Thoughts –Blue Bayou is a brilliant movie filled with heartache and pain.