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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 killeršs 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 Koreašs 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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Reviews for Tell Me Something

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Derek Elley

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Geoff Andrew

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Time Out

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Lisa Alspector

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 14 2005 03:20 AM

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Dennis Schwartz

The Grand Guignol effects seemed more grim than convincing.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 20 2003 12:19 PM

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Mike Bracken

Giallo Korean Style: Tell Me Something

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 18 2003 01:06 PM

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2/4

Joshua Tanzer

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 11 2003 09:50 PM

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Christopher Null

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 18 2002 08:27 AM

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Michael Dequina

Has a lot to show but little to say.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 03 2002 03:32 AM

TheMovieReport.com

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3/4

Mick LaSalle

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 30 2001 05:56 PM

San Francisco Chronicle

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 30 2001 05:44 PM

Combustible Celluloid

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Wade Major

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 11 2001 08:12 AM

Boxoffice Magazine

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2.5/5

Kevin Thomas

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: | comment Comment | Nov., 09 2001 05:09 PM

Los Angeles Times

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Andy Klein

Stylish, but definitely not for the squeamish.

comment Comment | Nov., 08 2001 12:47 PM

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Greg Muskewitz

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 08 2001 12:53 PM

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Frank Scheck

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 03 2001 02:15 PM

Hollywood Reporter

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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: | comment Comment | Sep., 24 2001 11:23 PM

Village Voice

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Ed Gonzalez

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 24 2001 11:23 PM

Slant Magazine

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Ken Fox

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 14 2001 03:30 PM

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