Korean movies have always fascinated me especially the thriller genre. Their story-lines are fascinating,full of intrigue and suspense. Happened to come across a film called Nae-ga sal-in-beom-i-da (original title) alias Confession of a Murder,where the title itself creates curiosity while the premise makes you want to watch the movie the very moment.
Byeong-gil jeong's psychological crime thriller starts off with a masked serial killer who is on a killing spree, already having murdered more than 10 people randomly, escapes from being captured by detective Choi (Jung Jae- Young) . Detective choi having lost the opportunity to nab the serial killer is devastated and the serial killer slit his mouth to add insult to the injury just to remind him his failure through the scar.Now after 15 years Lee Doo-Suk (Park Si-Hoo) who claims to be the serial killer and responsible for the deaths,is now releasing a book as a memoir and confession,compilation of his malicious acts openly.There is a law in Korea where if the criminal is not caught by the police for a period of 15 years,they dismiss the case and the criminal is free.Known as statute of limitation.Lee Doo-Suk cashes in on the law and the celebrity culture of today's generation and lives a high life due to media. Thus begins the intertwining story of detective,serial killer and the family of the victims where detective choi is trying to prove that Lee doo-suk is not the serial killer and is just cashing in the opportunity to get fame and rich, while the serial killer is trying to prove otherwise while the family of the victims are plotting to take revenge on the serial killer.
The movie works on various levels,the twists work well and director has covered medias role in helping grow a cult fan following for weird situations, and those who are good looking are automatically assumed innocent to doing the most wicked acts.I liked how they portrayed the media in such a way that you just want to thrown all of your guts seeing how the media is eager to get their ratings going up. Sad really but the fact is that its reality.Seriously, reading a book written by a serial killer, wouldn't it be interesting ? That's one of the reason one would relate to the movie easily and it works,we live in a scary world.
Director infused some light moments when the narrative of the movie was getting uneven.the story unfolds wonderfully and there is never a dull moment because we are always expecting…what’s next now? The flaws in the movie can be ignored for the fact that the director keeps us on the edge of our seat for most part of the movie.And also the electric tone which the movie carries through out its duration helps a lot.
The performance of the actors were commendable.The main leads of the movie were brilliant,the subtle emotions of the character were carried off by them helped the audience to connect to them at a better level.
Niftily written and a delightful watch. A definite recommendation.
Byeong-gil jeong's psychological crime thriller starts off with a masked serial killer who is on a killing spree, already having murdered more than 10 people randomly, escapes from being captured by detective Choi (Jung Jae- Young) . Detective choi having lost the opportunity to nab the serial killer is devastated and the serial killer slit his mouth to add insult to the injury just to remind him his failure through the scar.Now after 15 years Lee Doo-Suk (Park Si-Hoo) who claims to be the serial killer and responsible for the deaths,is now releasing a book as a memoir and confession,compilation of his malicious acts openly.There is a law in Korea where if the criminal is not caught by the police for a period of 15 years,they dismiss the case and the criminal is free.Known as statute of limitation.Lee Doo-Suk cashes in on the law and the celebrity culture of today's generation and lives a high life due to media. Thus begins the intertwining story of detective,serial killer and the family of the victims where detective choi is trying to prove that Lee doo-suk is not the serial killer and is just cashing in the opportunity to get fame and rich, while the serial killer is trying to prove otherwise while the family of the victims are plotting to take revenge on the serial killer.
The movie works on various levels,the twists work well and director has covered medias role in helping grow a cult fan following for weird situations, and those who are good looking are automatically assumed innocent to doing the most wicked acts.I liked how they portrayed the media in such a way that you just want to thrown all of your guts seeing how the media is eager to get their ratings going up. Sad really but the fact is that its reality.Seriously, reading a book written by a serial killer, wouldn't it be interesting ? That's one of the reason one would relate to the movie easily and it works,we live in a scary world.
Director infused some light moments when the narrative of the movie was getting uneven.the story unfolds wonderfully and there is never a dull moment because we are always expecting…what’s next now? The flaws in the movie can be ignored for the fact that the director keeps us on the edge of our seat for most part of the movie.And also the electric tone which the movie carries through out its duration helps a lot.
The performance of the actors were commendable.The main leads of the movie were brilliant,the subtle emotions of the character were carried off by them helped the audience to connect to them at a better level.
Niftily written and a delightful watch. A definite recommendation.
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