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Tell Me Something (2001)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:9

Rotten:10

Average Rating:5.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Black garbage bags filled with dismembered body parts begin to pop up around the city: in an elevator, on a highway, at the edge of a basketball court. The victims are nearly impossible to... Black garbage bags filled with dismembered body parts begin to pop up around the city: in an elevator, on a highway, at the edge of a basketball court. The victims are nearly impossible to identify. The killer¹s motive is a complete mystery. Leading the investigation is Detective Cho (Han Suk-gyu), a burnt-out cop trying to redeem his tainted reputation with this case. Setting up a special crime investigation unit dedicated to these gruesome murders, Cho and his partner, the veteran Detective Oh (Chang Hang-sun) map out the order of the murders, interchanging the body parts like pieces in a grotesque puzzle. A break opens up in the case when Cho is led to a beautiful and enigmatic young artist. Su-yeon Chae (Shim Eun-ha), with whom all the victims have had relations. But aside from this lead, Cho is far from solving the case. Still without a motive, Cho is grasping for clues. While being drawn closer to the mysterious Su-yeon, he begins unraveling her tortured past, leading to new questions and suspects. Cho decides to investigate her late college classmate and current colleague Ki-yeon. While Cho questions Ki-yeon, the fragile Su-yeon is attacked, but manages to escape. After being released from police custody, Ki-yeon disappears, and early the next morning Detective Cho is notified of the fourth murder. Under the rainy urban landscape of Korea¹s capital, another garbage bag is discovered on a highway. This time, the corpse is a headless Ki-yeon... -- © 2001 Kino International [More]

Starring: Han Suk-Kyu, Shim Eun-ha, Jang Hang-seon

Starring: Han Suk-Kyu, Shim Eun-ha, Jang Hang-seon

Director: Chang Yoon-hyun

Director: Chang Yoon-hyun
Studio: Kino International

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Stylish, sullen, and a little predictable, Tell Me Something is the match of any American film in its quasi-genre.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
09/24/01
Village Voice
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Stylish, but definitely not for the squeamish.

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11/08/01
Andy Klein
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New Times

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Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
11/18/02
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

A thriller-chiller that is as shamelessly predictable as it is memorably grim.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
09/24/01
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

How can filmmakers from other countries make basically the same films we're making here but make them better?

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
11/30/01
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

While the ending might not come as a huge surprise, the journey makes for a grisly, dark bit of entertainment.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
09/14/01
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A complicated and stylish Korean thriller that will make viewers' skin crawl.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
11/30/01
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle

Giallo Korean Style: Tell Me Something

Full Review Source: Mike Bracken's Horror Films | comment Comment
03/18/03
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films

A thoroughly predictable and irritatingly mechanical movie that nonetheless works exceptionally well within the parameters of its genre.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
11/11/01
Wade Major
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine

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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
09/16/05
Empire Magazine
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Though it comes from halfway across the world, the movie, directed by Chang Youn-hyun, shows a desultory mastery of Hollywood clichés.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
09/13/01
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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What it definitely lacks is any real human element which would make us care about the victims, Cho or Su-yeon.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
08/28/01
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

The Grand Guignol effects seemed more grim than convincing.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
03/20/03
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Mainly demonstrates that Asian filmmakers are just as adept as Americans at producing genre exercises.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
10/03/01
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter

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Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
10/08/01
Greg Muskewitz
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com

So bedeviled by plot holes and violations of common sense that by the time you get to the climax, you've ceased to buy the whole story line.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
09/14/01
Jonathan Foreman
Jonathan Foreman
New York Post

Has strong characters and a gruesomely intriguing plot but doesn't wrap up its central mystery convincingly.

Full Review Source: Offoffoff | comment Comment
03/11/03
Joshua Tanzer
Joshua Tanzer
Offoffoff

For all its style and assurance, Tell Me Something is not ultimately original enough to sustain its many horrific images, however brief they may be.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
11/09/01
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Has a lot to show but little to say.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
01/03/02
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
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