Memories of Murder

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Yasir H @Yasir_Hasan 12 hrs ago What a great movie
The acting performances were great
The story was great
The directing was very good
The cinematography was good See more

Ekl F @RT03236737 1 day ago classic murder mystery yet very engaging storyline and theme was extremely fascinating . one of the best real life based movies ever made See more

Limerick X @limericksreview 6 days ago I was surprised how much I enjoyed this movie! From my understanding the story was historically accurate in representing South Korea in the 1980s and portraying the crimes on which the movie was based. It was pretty clear that the director wanted to make a statement about the authoritarian government and police treatment of alleged criminals. I appreciated that the dark moments were not shown directly on screen, but were presented in a way that still carried a lot of weight. I also enjoyed that there were a number of absurd comedic moments that actually had me laugh out loud (surprising, I know). See more

Anya S @AnyaS Sep 27, 2026 Not very interesting as far as a police procedural since the cops are bumbling, brutal idiots, and women basically appear as victims (and the obligatory friendly prostitute), but Bong Hoon Jo is a masterful director and knows how to tell a story, exploring interesting ideas about the search for truth and evil. See more

D C @CasualCarter Sep 14, 2026 The drop kicks were always the best. Good action, drama, and story See more

Leonardo K @RT80520392 Sep 6, 2026 Memories of Murder is not a profound portrait of institutional failure. It is two hours of watching incompetent, brutish detectives repeatedly mishandle murder cases while the film mistakes caricature for social criticism. If Bong’s point is that 1980s Korea made solving these crimes impossible, then show the system doing that. Show bureaucracy, political interference, bad incentives, resource denial, institutional pressure. Instead, most of the failure comes from detectives who are already stupid, violent and morally dubious before the "system" supposedly breaks them. A few protests, scarce forensic resources and background political context do not create causality. They create background noise. As a procedural, the investigation is dull. As social criticism, it is underdeveloped. As black comedy, the buffoonery sits horribly beside murdered women who remain largely interchangeable. See more

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