For anyone that has been out of high school for more than ten years can relate to this movie. It tells of five friends who were close in high school, but begin to drift apart immediately upon graduation.Like all friends, there is one in the group who tries hard, against all odds, of keeping the cluster of friends together, but in vain. The girls personalities and ambitions are different, from the corporate wanna-be, to the emotionally troubled artist. This is rated a buy. Watch it once and think about it on more than one level and you will be well rewarded. The cat is the one factor in the end that unites them all because the cat is eventually passed to each girl as the group dissolves.

I'm not sure why I don't give this movie a perfect mark. However, I'm sure many many people will enjoy it. When you watch this movie, you are pulled slowly through the lives of the five main characters over a period of time. Some might desire more of a plot-driven scheme but the acting (at least for the characters that count) and the nostalgic story are a treat. We watch five girls - formerly best friends - as life pulls them apart slowly. In fact, if not for the efforts of one of them, they would have long gone their respective ways. It's dreamy, a lot is said with their eyes and with the landscape through which they walk. It's not conventional but it's a really good movie.

Please don't expect something dramatic or exotic from this movie. You'll get disappointed. This movie is not a fairy tale.But, if you're serious about life, you may like this movie as I do. I saw it two years ago, and the image is still vivid, because it got me to think about my life and lives of so many friends of mine, not limited to the actors in the movie. After all, 70% of high school graduates don't go to college in Korea. It is not fair that nobody in movie industry cares just because the story is not fancy enough.I agree with the other reviewer in that the ending does not go anywhere. However, I would say the ending suggests a direction, and I believe that was intended. There is a background. A couple of years before this movie, younger generations of Korean started making their voice heard. Now, just after 10 years or so, a lot of cultural figures and opinion leaders are from non-mainstream careers, which used to be very rare in Korea. This movie is part of the shift, encouraging people to think of alternative paths.

For me, "Take Care of My Cat" was one of 2003's overlooked treasures. Low-key in plot and imbued with tone, this debut feature by Jae-eun Jeong focuses on a transitional moment in the lives of a group of 5 female friends drifting apart because of jobs, because of boys, because of familial duties.There's a warmth and intimacy to this film that is similar in many ways to "Lost In Translation," another film of female transition. "Take Care of My Cat" succeeds through beautifully fluid and feline cinematography and lived-in performances by the five superb young actresses.There's something special happening in Korean cinema as of late, with such recent masterpieces as "Oasis" waiting to be discovered by the world at large. Alongside Lynn Ramsay's "Ratcatcher" and Sophia Coppolla;s "Virgin Suicides," this may be my favorite debut by a female film-maker.A