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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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Lisa Alspector
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The Grand Guignol effects seemed more grim than convincing.

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

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03/18/03
Mike Bracken
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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
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Has a lot to show but little to say.

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01/03/02
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies

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

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11/30/01
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
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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
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
Los Angeles Times
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Stylish, but definitely not for the squeamish.

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11/08/01
Andy Klein
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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
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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
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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
Ken Fox
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