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Huntress (Angelbound Offspring #7)

Christina Bauer

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Princess. Warrior. Dragon Shifter. Huntress. When it comes to protecting her family,...

Young Adult Fantasy Romance

The Invisible Heiress

Kathleen O'Donnell

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A psychiatric patient with a dark secret Preston Blair, a blogger with a dark sense of humor, is...

crime fiction contemporary suspense thriller adult

Edge of The Grave

Robbie Morrison

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Winner of The Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year Shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for...

Historical fiction Suspense Scotland

The Road to Hancock County

James Odell

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Meet the man who had it all, lost his all, but found true all. If you are ready for a wild,...

true crime memoir

Mysterious Radio

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Free weekly editions start again Jan 8th, 2018. NEW show every Monday. Listen to some fascinating...

Peaky Blinders - Season 2

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Britain is a mixture of despair and hedonism in 1919 in the aftermath of the Great War. Returning...

Death Sentence (2007)

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Thriller starring Kevin Bacon. Nick Hume (Bacon) is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life...

Awix (3310 KP) rated Memories of Murder (Salinui chueok) (2003) in Movies

Oct 8, 2020

Memories of Murder (Salinui chueok) (2003)

2003 | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

9.0

(2 Ratings)

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Korean crime drama; an early film from Bong Joon-ho. When a serial killer appears to be at work in a small South Korean town, a rough local cop and a cerebral detective from the big city are forced to work together to catch the murderer.

Some people apparently think this is one of the greatest movies ever made; I can't agree, but it is an extremely solid and thoughtful crime drama. Very dark and gritty (possibly more than some viewers will be comfortable with), but two very strong lead performances and a streak of black humour keep it watchable. After a relatively conventional first few acts, the end of the film takes a sharp turn in an unexpected direction, which may frustrate and disappoint some viewers, but the shift away from genre movie to drama is well handled. Entertaining, gripping and thought-provoking.