Review of Memories of Murder (2003) by Chris H — 18 Jul 2008

Seriously one of the best Korean movies ive ever seen...this might be better than Oldboy....amazing^^.

This review of Memories of Murder (2003) was written by Chris H on 18 Jul 2008.

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