Memoir of a Murderer

Won Sin-Yeon, the director of the thriller A Bloody Aria and the awesome actioner The Suspect, comes up with the best thriller Korea has produced this year. The story follows a serial killer who has been a bloody rampage from a young age, targeting mostly deserving people, which I don't blame him for. In a car accident where he suffers a head injury, which that causes him to black out, he has to stop the blood spree and only has time to devote to his beloved daughter until a second serial killer starts running rampant in town, who accidentally starts dating his daughter. I found the great duel between two serial killers very original, so far I've seen killer vs cop, but this time it's different and it adds an incredible edge to the film, and the face to face encounters are some of the best. The film has plenty of suspense, is perfectly shot, well acted, has some great sequences, they just skimp a bit on the violence, which is the only major criticism, but otherwise a great thriller culminating in a nerve wracking duel in a cabin. I was biting my teeth all through the film. Nice surprise 80% (22/10/2017)