Review of Memories of Murder (2003) by Geoffrey R — 20 Jul 2016

Hard to rate as it telling the story of a real life incident....Didn't like the way it ended...

This review of Memories of Murder (2003) was written by Geoffrey R on 20 Jul 2016.

Memories of Murder has generally received very positive reviews.

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