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Tell Me Something (2001)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:9

Rotten:10

Average Rating:5.7/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Sep 12, 2001 Limited

Synopsis: Black garbage bags filled with dismembered body parts begin to pop up around the city: in an elevator, on a highway, at the edge of a basketball court. The victims are nearly impossible to... Black garbage bags filled with dismembered body parts begin to pop up around the city: in an elevator, on a highway, at the edge of a basketball court. The victims are nearly impossible to identify. The killeršs motive is a complete mystery. Leading the investigation is Detective Cho (Han Suk-gyu), a burnt-out cop trying to redeem his tainted reputation with this case. Setting up a special crime investigation unit dedicated to these gruesome murders, Cho and his partner, the veteran Detective Oh (Chang Hang-sun) map out the order of the murders, interchanging the body parts like pieces in a grotesque puzzle. A break opens up in the case when Cho is led to a beautiful and enigmatic young artist. Su-yeon Chae (Shim Eun-ha), with whom all the victims have had relations. But aside from this lead, Cho is far from solving the case. Still without a motive, Cho is grasping for clues. While being drawn closer to the mysterious Su-yeon, he begins unraveling her tortured past, leading to new questions and suspects. Cho decides to investigate her late college classmate and current colleague Ki-yeon. While Cho questions Ki-yeon, the fragile Su-yeon is attacked, but manages to escape. After being released from police custody, Ki-yeon disappears, and early the next morning Detective Cho is notified of the fourth murder. Under the rainy urban landscape of Koreašs capital, another garbage bag is discovered on a highway. This time, the corpse is a headless Ki-yeon... -- © 2001 Kino International [More]

Starring: Han Suk-Kyu, Shim Eun-ha, Jang Hang-seon

Starring: Han Suk-Kyu, Shim Eun-ha, Jang Hang-seon

Director: Chang Yoon-hyun

Director: Chang Yoon-hyun
Studio: Kino International

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The Grand Guignol effects seemed more grim than convincing.

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03/20/03
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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Giallo Korean Style: Tell Me Something

Full Review Source: Mike Bracken's Horror Films | comment Comment
03/18/03
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films

Has strong characters and a gruesomely intriguing plot but doesn't wrap up its central mystery convincingly.

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03/11/03
Joshua Tanzer
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11/18/02
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
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Has a lot to show but little to say.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
01/03/02
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

A complicated and stylish Korean thriller that will make viewers' skin crawl.

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11/30/01
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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How can filmmakers from other countries make basically the same films we're making here but make them better?

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11/30/01
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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A thoroughly predictable and irritatingly mechanical movie that nonetheless works exceptionally well within the parameters of its genre.

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11/11/01
Wade Major
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine

For all its style and assurance, Tell Me Something is not ultimately original enough to sustain its many horrific images, however brief they may be.

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11/09/01
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Stylish, but definitely not for the squeamish.

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10/08/01
Greg Muskewitz
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Mainly demonstrates that Asian filmmakers are just as adept as Americans at producing genre exercises.

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10/03/01
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
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Stylish, sullen, and a little predictable, Tell Me Something is the match of any American film in its quasi-genre.

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09/24/01
Village Voice
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A thriller-chiller that is as shamelessly predictable as it is memorably grim.

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09/24/01
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

While the ending might not come as a huge surprise, the journey makes for a grisly, dark bit of entertainment.

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09/14/01
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