Sorry, this movie sucks

Excellent but underrated film

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

After watching OLDBOY and MEMORIES OF MURDER I understand that koreans dominating drama thriller crime movies. It was fantastic. For sure one of the best in history in its genre. With a great acting performances and very very strong story to keep you without blinking an eye for couple of hours in front of the screen.

In Memories of Murder, Bong Joon Ho makes the audience feel the uncertainty and frightfullness the characters feel. This film has everything, with commentary on human nature to Korean politics. The directing and cinematography is absolutely beautiful, giving many shots of our main characters together in frame to show both their differences and similarities. The story is gripping all throughout, giving every character an arc, and the ending is absolutely astounding, if not all that satisfying. Bong Joon Ho put in years of work and it completely shows in this film.

So many things towards the end of the movie that could of made me gave it a lower rating. So glad that the direction of the plot didn't take a bad turn, even if it's based on real life events there could of been many mistake.This was such a masterpiece, the direction couldn't have been any better. I was on edge of my seat (I wasn't actually sitting just using that as a way to express how I felt) well specially towards the last 50 minutes I was really into it. Almost had an emotional breakdown at many different points of it. It reminded me of the movie Se7en by Fincher, but this one might just be better. I was afraid it was trying to copy Se7en too much but this one is very unique.Perfect score for me

We watch movies to escape reality, Don't we? And very rarely we come across movies that shake you to your core and leaves you in a wreck. What amazes me is that a movie that speaks a language you don't understand and takes place in a country/culture you have very little idea about can connect to you on various levels, move you and disturb you.Memories of Murder is an ingeniously made crime thriller that keeps you engaged right from the beginning to the very end. It is very hard to find a dull moment in the movie. Be it the writing or the acting or the cinematography or the BGM, this movie is literally flawless. It is crafted with such perfection that it is almost hard to believe you are watching a movie. It felt like you are witnessing these incidents unfold, right before you. The wide range of emotions, stress, and pain a detective goes through while handling a case is beautifully portrayed by the two lead actors. Kang-ho Song and Sang-kyung Kim, with their incredible acting skills, effortlessly take us through the lives and hardships of detectives. Though both the characters differ from each other in many ways, we are able to relate to them at one point or other. Asians are stereotyped for having small eyes (there are a couple of subtle references in this movie too!) and it must be an irony that almost all the characters in this movie emote flawlessly through their eyes.The landscape plays an important role in the movie. It sets the tone right from the beginning - Cold, silent, intimidating and vast. The countryside is picturized exquisitely that even though it is subtle at most places, it gives a sense of eeriness wherever it's required and at the same time it kind of comforts you wherever it's needed.The last few minutes is where the movie peaks and leaves you heart- breaking. You can't help but feel for the detectives who gave their everything to catch the murderer but lost to circumstances. The end scene where the retired detective converses with a girl sums up the entire movie and we feel the exact same way as he feels - frustrated, clueless and unfortunate. As he gazes through the screen, we are left with an empty feeling of not knowing what to do after watching an amazing movie.