Review of Memories of Murder (2003) by Darren W — 09 Jan 2008

Excellent true story about korea first serial killings. chilling.

This review of Memories of Murder (2003) was written by Darren W on 09 Jan 2008.

Memories of Murder has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Dan Sallitt (28) for Senses of Cinema (66) on 16 Oct 2018

A perplexing film in many ways - and one that must play quite differently to South Korean audiences, who are familiar with the unsolved murder…

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By Kerby H (812) on 01 Dec 2015

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By Seanser S (41) on 25 Nov 2017

Two small town detectives are out of their depth whenever a serial killer starts murdering girls in the local area…

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By Sanky C (2) on 18 Oct 2016

Beautifully shot and staged film that deconstructs the conventions of the genre…

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By Dan L (903) on 13 Oct 2016

Bong Joon-Ho's style is incredibly refreshing…

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By Michal Marek N (84) on 26 Aug 2017

A story of obsession and transformation based on the true story of Hwaseong serial murders in 1980s…

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By Zhi Yang T (4) on 16 Feb 2017

One of the best conclusions to a film, ever…

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By Chandradeep D (4) on 16 Dec 2016

Masterpiece! Brilliant! Every time I go back to this, I wonder just how perfect it is…

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By Sylvain Y (7) on 08 Nov 2016

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

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By Mildepan (1) on 11 Jan 2022

This film is very good, it deserves the prestige it has, it is entertaining, although it has a slow pace, during the film it unravels a mystery…

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