Review of Memories of Murder (2003) by Gaurav S — 27 Sep 2012

Top-notch stuff... Among the best Korean films!

This review of Memories of Murder (2003) was written by Gaurav S on 27 Sep 2012.

Memories of Murder has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Memories of Murder

Review of Memories of Murder (2003)

By Mauro_Lanari (665) on 11 Mar 2020

(Mauro Lanari) Quid est veritas? (John 18: 38) and unde malum? have weighed on existence long before the latinorum…

Read Review

Review of Memories of Murder (2003)

By Hide_Batman_ (1) on 17 Jul 2021

Masterpiece. Very interesting and beautiful colour palate. Realistic. Every other scene was comical…

Read Review

Review of Memories of Murder (2003)

By Bilge Ebiri (1,050) for Village Voice (8,525) on 14 Aug 2017

By the time the spellbinding and mysterious final shot rolls around, we’re left with this thought, the sad, mad truth of an authoritarian…

Read Review

Review of Memories of Murder (2003)

By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 07 Oct 2017

Becomes something of a rainswept Korean koan on both the nobility and futility of persistence in the face of obviously insurmountable odds…

Read Review

Review of Memories of Murder (2003)

By Hashim H (45) on 19 Mar 2016

Shifting the focus away from the crimes and onto the desperate measures to detect them, this is a compelling mix of docu-dramatic realism and…

Read Review

Review of Memories of Murder (2003)

By Oscar I (13) on 02 Sep 2015

Okay, I'll preface this by saying that South Korea is a master of cinema; the whole Korean cinematic industry has made a fantastic job in showing…

Read Review

Review of Memories of Murder (2003)

By Rahul B (87) on 24 Aug 2015

A Modern Day Masterpiece.... the best Serial Killer movie that you get to see…

Read Review

Review of Memories of Murder (2003)

By Riff J (755) on 17 Jan 2019

A hilarious but also very sad tale of a string of rapes/murders going unsolved…

Read Review

Review of Memories of Murder (2003)

By Arya Darma D (70) on 08 Nov 2016

4/5 Ratings for Memories of Murder F : 89 % R : 11% Crime 60% Drama 10% Mystery 30%…

Read Review

Review of Memories of Murder (2003)

By Freeson W (60) on 01 Dec 2015

Sometimes, no matter what we do, we just don't win…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Meet Joe Black (1998)

By Jack Kroll (152) for Newsweek (1,534) on 02 Nov 2009

Every once in a while a film comes along that's so inexplicably ghastly that there's just no point in making nice about it…

Read Review

Review of The Great Debaters (2007)

By Justinc. (16) on 19 Jan 2008

Director Denzel Washington and producer Oprah Winfrey sizzle up the bacon with a smart idea. And you know what…

Read Review

Review of Ghajini (2008)

By Souren M (4) on 18 Aug 2010

If you have watched Memento then don't watch this one. I did and found this film extremely irritating…

Read Review

Review of The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

By Andreeka (7) on 06 Mar 2015

The worst film ever made.the character is dull, the story are pretty mediocre. just pointless for 2.5 hours. it waste my time…

Read Review

Review of Fargo (1996)

By Nazgulero (109) on 05 Jul 2011

This movie won two Oscars...it must have been a bad year at the movies. The movie never can decide if it wants to be a comedy or a thriller…

Read Review

Review of Swimming Pool (2003)

By Danielb1982 (17) on 24 Feb 2015

I very rarely write a bad review, but felt I needed to for this. I actually forced myself to sit through this, I really wish I hadn't…

Read Review

Review of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

By Myron G (1) on 25 Jan 2016

Paul Newman is Brick. Brick has a habit of answering questions with questions. Brick was a football star. Brick had a pal named the Skipper…

Read Review

Review of The Fifth Commandment (2008)

By Yasemin Y (339) on 11 Oct 2012

Boring story. So-so action. Too slow plot…

Read Review

Review of Notorious (1946)

By Johng. (17) on 05 Feb 2009

Poorly Executed Acting along with Poorly constructed Situations…

Read Review

Review of Rio Bravo (1959)

By Kaseywol (2) on 17 Jul 2020

Pretty much garbage. I don't know why people once thought John Wayne was a good actor. Unrealistic overly long and brainless…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Interstellar

2014

83%1,261 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

Barbie

2023

68%382 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Memories of Murder

2003

84%604 Reviews

The Divide

2012

51%35 Reviews

Bigger Stronger Faster*

2008

75%521 Reviews

Retreat

2011

48%153 Reviews

The Bridge

2006

66%25 Reviews

Hiroshima Mon Amour

1959

81%355 Reviews

Mary's Land

2013

70%6 Reviews

Blood Simple

1985

80%764 Reviews

Ocean's Thirteen

2007

67%797 Reviews

Captain America: Civil War

2016

79%1,448 Reviews