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Memories of Murder blends the familiar crime genre with social satire and comedy, capturing the all-too human desperation of its key characters.
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Tracing a long, frustrating, and at times darkly funny investigation into the crimes of a rural South Korean serial killer, Memories of Murder is a thrilling and stomach-churning ride. October 24, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Tracing a long, frustrating, and at times darkly funny investigation into the crimes of a rural South Korean serial killer, Memories of Murder is a thrilling and stomach-churning ride.
Barry Hertz
Bong elevates every scene with his unbelievably assured filmmaking. October 19, 2020 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
Bong elevates every scene with his unbelievably assured filmmaking.
Brian Tallerico
Memories of Murder is a great satire of official laxity and arrogance, and its final scene is very chilling. September 11, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Memories of Murder is a great satire of official laxity and arrogance, and its final scene is very chilling.
Peter Bradshaw
Most telling of all is that tone, the slow, deep nuancing of what once felt cartoonish, the antic slapstick that suddenly turns sombre. With Bong, you never see what's coming. And then you're face to face. September 9, 2020 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
Most telling of all is that tone, the slow, deep nuancing of what once felt cartoonish, the antic slapstick that suddenly turns sombre. With Bong, you never see what's coming. And then you're face to face.
Danny Leigh
How the hell does a film this tonally out there, with characters this lunkheaded and at times even cruel and hateful, manage to be so indescribably moving? August 15, 2017 | Full Review…
How the hell does a film this tonally out there, with characters this lunkheaded and at times even cruel and hateful, manage to be so indescribably moving?
Bilge Ebiri
What's singular in all this is the director's angle into the material, which is subtle, difficult to pin down, elusive. July 29, 2005 | Full Review…
What's singular in all this is the director's angle into the material, which is subtle, difficult to pin down, elusive.
Stephen Hunter
MEMORIES OF MURDER is sheer perfection from start to finish. November 16, 2020 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
MEMORIES OF MURDER is sheer perfection from start to finish.
Sarah Musnicky
It's a knockout. Don't miss it. November 10, 2020 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
It's a knockout. Don't miss it.
Norman Wilner
The characters are well designed, the acting is exceptional, and the conclusion is haunting. November 7, 2020 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
The characters are well designed, the acting is exceptional, and the conclusion is haunting.
Mike Massie
A not-entirely-dissimilar pall of societal decay hangs over the ostensible "true crime" genre thrills of Bong Joon Ho's 2003 Memories of Murder... October 29, 2020 | Full Review…
A not-entirely-dissimilar pall of societal decay hangs over the ostensible "true crime" genre thrills of Bong Joon Ho's 2003 Memories of Murder...
Dennis Harvey
...while the subject matter can be grim, Bong still finds a way to assert a keen but dyspeptic sense of humour... October 23, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
...while the subject matter can be grim, Bong still finds a way to assert a keen but dyspeptic sense of humour...
Randall King
Memories of Murder, with its razor-sharp editing and tightly wound plot, already shows the hallmarks of a capable, confident filmmaker. October 23, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
Memories of Murder, with its razor-sharp editing and tightly wound plot, already shows the hallmarks of a capable, confident filmmaker.
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