Hae-il Park, Hie-bong Byeon, Jae-ho Song
South Korea in 1986 under the military dictatorship: Two rural cops and a special detective from the capital investigate a series of brutal rape murders. Their rude measures become more desperate with...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 9, 2005
Stats: 611 reviews
Memories of Murder of a real edge of your seat thriller, directed by one of my favourite Asian directors, Joon-ho Bong. The fact it's based on a true story makes it all the more shocking. It's worth watching for Kang-ho Song's performance alone, he is easily one of the best actor...( read more)
Effective, but a little long and a touch uneven. Some beautiful photography to boot.
For an American audience spoon-fed on CSI and Law and Order, some of the tactics may be outrageously outdated, but the film is quite engrossing and surprisingly edgy, from gruesome murders to the unexpected humor found in the ineptitude of the police investigating the case.
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SPOILER ALERT: the brilliance of this film is that they don't find the killer. he is always illusive. the fun of the film is that the investigative team of police officers are completely inept. part black comedy and part nihilistic thriller. it's what david finchers "zodiac" shou...( read more)
Well written and directed mystery movie. Despite their lack of resources and manpower, they come close to catching the killer several times by sheer determination and unconventional techniques. The ending is satisfactory even without the traditional catching of the killer in a ...( read more)
Good Korean detective movie. Memories of Murder is about two rural cops and a special detective from the capital who investigate a series of brutal rape murders.The story was engrossing until the end, and the acting was top class. It reminded me a little of David Fincher's Se7en ...( read more)
Brilliant! the best thriller i have enjoyed in a long time, the film has an occasional injection of humor which has been placed really well, not at all ruining the feel and flow of the movie and the soundtrack is simply awesome, was not a big fan of Korean cinema before, but afte...( read more)
Exceptional thriller. So many times during the film had I expected it to take the stereotypical road of serial-killers/detective movies and opt for cliches of its genre but it really focused more on the characters than of the "whodunnit".
The pacing is casual with intense moment...( read more)
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