Review of Memories of Murder (2003) by Simon D — 31 Jan 2016

A true serial killer story with a lot of good comedy injected for effect. Korea is under military rule and the practices of the detectives reflect that. It is only when a detective from Seoul is bought in to help do they start to make some headway but his frustrations with how things are done slowly bring him down to the level of his new colleagues.

Only after watching this do you realise that the serial killer story is really just a background to the main messages that this film is trying to get across. Very good film.