Memories of Murder

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Colby S @ColbySchoetz Jul 20 Bong Joon-ho is a master of the craft and no other work of artiste of his is better than Memories of Murder. A film in which a team of South Korean detectives investigate one of the most chilling murder/rape case ever put to screen. The detective team is played by a wonderful ensemble lead by Song Kang-ho (fresh off his phenomenal performances in Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance and Joint Security Area, two early Park Chan-wook films) and Kim Sang-kyung. The films final sequence really nails in the fact that a killer could be any ordinary person. What this movie did is introduce a thrilling and excruciating mystery and leave it with a direct stare at the camera that sends shivers down your spine. Memories of Murder is one of the best films of all time, if not the best film of all time. See more Christian B. @cbrumme Jun 15 It was fine, but not sure why it is so heralded though See more Tom M @RT70537371 May 11 This was absolute cinema, the plot, the way we get angry with the cops about the investigation, et mm frr nsm je parle en français c'était trop bien, c'est litéralement de la frustration jusqu'à la fin ou on se dit qu'on est con sa mrrrrrr See more Keith B. @Okbullard May 4 It's absolute garbage that was so slow and boring I couldn't believe it. The script seemed like something a 10 year old wrote. I don't understand the glowing reviews, I had to put it out of it's misery after 48 minutes. See more m B @RT24742035 May 2 Memories of Murder is simply an absolute masterpiece. A great film that manages to be at once a crime story, a deeply human narrative, and a social portrait, without ever feeling heavy-handed or didactic. A unique, powerful, and unforgettable work. Its strength lies above all in its tone: much like the finest Italian cinema of its golden age, it blends genres effortlessly. It brings to mind Il Gatto by Luigi Comencini, as well as Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion by Elio Petri, the latter also an Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film, stories in which crime intertwines with comedy and a strong social dimension. This is no coincidence: Bong Joon-ho has a deep knowledge of Italian cinema and clearly absorbs its spirit. Just think of Parasite, which in some ways echoes the fierce and grotesque soul of Ugly, Dirty and Bad by Ettore Scola, in the way it portrays social inequality by blending tragedy, irony, and cruelty. See more Grant H. @dj530 Apr 27 A magnum opus from Korean mainstay Bong Jo Hoo, Memories Of Murder gives us the human impact of a community driven mad by violence, and the all too familiar feeling of leaving something unsolved. Impeccably acted, written, and directed, with a touch of satire to poke at a broken police system, this story stays with you well after the final gaze of Detective Park. See more Read all reviews

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