Geu-rim-ja sal-in

If this really is the first film of this director, he should be in the running for a First Film prize. The other reviews give you a good grounding of the plot and main characters. I loved so many things about the film-the general fun and tone of the film, the Mifune-like detective with great instincts, his somewhat goofy assistant/doctor who was none-the-less effective in many ways,the brilliant woman's help in solving the case,and the highlighting of women's issues and good morals. The pace,action, costumes and settings were all well done and i was engaged from beginning to end. I WANT sequels! * One caveat- they kept changing the look of the detective such that i was rather confused about whether new characters were being introduced in a number of early scenes.But no, it was the same guy.

It starts out more of a Raymond Chandler sort of story but grows more grave and deadly toward the end with more of a Dashiell Hammett feel. The private eye is smart but very proletarian much more a Philip Marlowe than anything else. The medical student is nothing like any Watson ever seen and while very enjoyable is wholly original. The scientific brains are provided by a mysterious woman, and I will let the film reveal who she may be. I found the whole of the film to be much more enjoyable than any of the new crop of Holmes movies and TV shows. The detective dose wear a straw fedora but if you want to see a real fedora you should watch 'The Thin Man', Nick Charles wears two fedoras, the grey is quite upper scale and black while showing a classic c crown appears older and beaten.

I've been on a Korean movie spree recently , first The Memories of a Murder , then Mother, Old boy and Now This(which to me is the best) . The Plot is solid and éven with its 2+ hour length the Movie's pace doesn't drop for a minute. The characters and their actions/motives are Pretty well sketched out. The only thing I didn't really get completely was the equation between the detective and the scientist woman ,exactly what kind of historythey shared.

This is the director's first Movie, and looking at IMDb profile, I cant see any other movies credit to him in the near future.This kind of a movie deserves a Sequel , specially since the ending pointed towards one.

Good combination of humour, eerie atmosphere, and suspense. The foot chase scene was particularly impressive because it took place in a Joseon-era marketplace rather than a modern street in a European city. Clever twist ending and trap to catch the killer.

It's a well made film technically, but the story didn't captivate me. It's boring and not suspenseful at all. It also doesn't seem to quite know whether it wants to be a serious thriller or a stupid Hollywood-like action movie. It should have stuck to one of those. The plot tries to be serious, but then it gets carried away with over the top action scenes and pre-electronic James Bond/Q type of gadgets hand-made by a scientifically inclined rich lady, which is just unrealistic and reminds more of a computer game for teenagers. There is no depth to the story or the characters and those less serious elements cheapen it additionally.

Mediocre at best.