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Tell
Me Something |
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Year: |
1999 |
Han Suk-Kyu and Shim Eun-Ha |
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Director: |
Chan
Yoon-Hyun |
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Cast: |
Han Suk-Kyu, Shim Eun-Ha, Jang Hang-Seon, Yeom Jeong-Ah |
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The
Skinny: |
A serial killer is targeting the ex-boyfriends of a
shy girl in this gory, stylish but sometimes predictable
thriller. The detective who is assigned to the case
must find out all he can about the girl before it is
too late. |
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Review
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Magicvoice: |
When body parts begin
to surface in Seoul, problematic Detective Cho (Han
Suk-Kyu) is assigned to the case. It is soon discovered
that all the victims have one thing in common: they've
all dated and been dumped by a beautiful mysterious
girl named Chae (Shim Eun-Ha). Chae is put under police
protection but doesn't like to talk about her past.
This makes the job of solving the case and catching
the killer all the more difficult for Detective Cho.
Slowly, Chae opens up to Cho, revealing several traumatic
childhood events that may or may not be the key to the
identity of the killer. For his troubles, Detective
Cho is marked as the next victim and must solve the
case before it is too late.
Touted as Korea's answer
to Seven, Tell Me Something really has
less in common with that film than it does with Dario
Argento's Italian "giallos" of the seventies
and eighties. Like those films, the killings are shot
beautifully, with the gloved hands of the killer sometimes
painting the screen red with artistic gore. The superb
electronic score sounds like a very mellow version of
the music of "Goblin", who scored all of Argento's
best work.
Another film Tell Me
Something seems to borrow from is Basic Instinct.
There are several scenes where the protagonist conducts
detailed investigations alone, only to find a clue that
confuses him even more. His journey is reminscent of
the one taken by Michael Douglas' Nick Curran, though
the frustration in Tell Me Something is not as
palpably felt as in Basic Instinct. Something
about Cho's character feels lacking, and the film is
unable to pull the viewer deeply into his world. He's
really kind of bland and at times the movie drags because
of it.
Storywise, there are lots
of characters who could be the killer although the film
is not well written enough to be a complete surprise.
It's not a total shock when the killer's identity is
finally revealed, unlike in Argento's Deep Red,
which had a similar plot device. The ending is well
done, but it's just a little predictable to anyone familiar
with this genre of film, no matter what the country
of origin. Overall, Tell Me Something is an enjoyable
film with some really good moments, but it's not groundbreaking
by any means. (Magicvoice 2003) |
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Availability: |
DVD
(USA)
Kino Home Video
Region 1 NTSC
Widescreen
Korean Language Track
Dolby Digital 5.1
Removable English Subtitles |
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