“A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” all but insists you to think back to paths not taken — or, to use its metaphorical framing, doors not opened.

In theaters this week, the third feature film from director Kogonada does so artfully, offering a narrative that is, somehow, both high concept and quite simple.

The gracefully told and, at times, surprisingly irreverent “Journey” — penned by “The Menu” writer Seth Reiss — stars Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell as single strangers whom fate seems to be trying to put together.

We first encounter Farrell’s David, on the phone talking about going to a wedding alone, assuring that he’s quite content with that. When he finds his car, parked on a city street, has a restraining clamp on a wheel, he sees a sign for a car rental agency.

After eventually nav

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