22-nenme no kokuhaku: Watashi ga satsujinhan desu

Why is it that in almost every Korean and Japanese film, there has to be ridiculous, long, drawn out scenes of ordinary people and wimpy cops crying alligator tears? And it doesn't matter if the cryers are young, old, male, female, weak or strong - everybody gets their chance to beat their chests raw till tears cascade like rain off their tepid cheeks. Without these annoying scenes, the movies would be powerful, well told, and recommended. Otherwise, just move along. The reveals are poor and ridiculous. Nothing to see here.

The film is very wonderful and it mainly discusses the circumvention of the law and the exploitation of the loophole of the statute of limitations for charges, even if it is a murder.

It also discusses the thorny relationship between law, ethics, and the media, and how the latter affects the collective consciousness of people, when the press presented the killer as if he was a movie star who was fascinated by the general public and loved him instead of hating him & demand that he be tried for his crimes .

The film may be slow in some places, but it shines again. The hero, Fujiwara Tatsuya, was brilliant in the character of the killer. The direction and music were very good. Overall, the film is a unique experience.

To call Memoirs of a Murderer a remake of the 2012 South Korean "Confession of Murder," simply doesn't do this motion picture justice. For clarification, Memoirs of a Murderer is the 2017 Japanese reimagining of the 2012 original. And boy, did they succeed.

After 22 years, in 2017, the statute of limitations of a serial killer has expired. The serial killer, now an author of his self-confessional book, in which he details his crimes, tries to make profit off of his 1995 crimes. I can't say more about the plot, it's best to watch this movie knowing as little as possible. But believe you me, this movie will effortlessly hold your attention.

This movie hits all the right notes. When I started watching this, I was hoping it wouldn't be a blatant shot-for-shot remake of the original, and my prayers were answered. What we have here is the same, but extended, thrilling story minus everything that genuinely ruined the original.

I remember watching the original movie thinking how insanely clever the entire plot was. And I still think that is the case, but the way they decided to execute it in the original movie's second half, really hurt the entire movie. I'm talking about the blasphemous Hollywood-esque car chase scene. Yes, it's just one scene, but if memory serves correctly, it was long drawn, and other reviewers criticized the movie for the very same thing.

I am happy to announce that the Japanese learned a lesson from this, and thus I would like to personally applaud the writers for doing some research prior to finalizing the script, and giving the story even more depth than it originally had. I even nearly cried.

To me, this is a masterpiece.

10/10 for the reimagining, 7.5/10 for the original

Confession of Murder 2017 is a crime,thriller movie remake from a South Korean movie with the same name about a book written by a serial killer exposed his past crime that raise a lot of attention not only from the cop but also from the media about whenever it real or fake.As a guy who already watched the original i think the remake do it justice while adding more stuff here and there make it very interesting when comparing to the original.If you like this movie please watch the original first for a more impactful twist

This film tells the story of a series of five unsolved murders in Tokyo back in 1995. All of a sudden, a man claims to be the murderer in a shocking memoir.

It is disturbing to see a murderer publishing an autobiographical book on his murders. This alone makes this story very intriguing. However, things turn out differently as expected, because nothing is as it seems. The twists are unexpected and surprising. The story offers a lot of mystery and thrill throughout. I enjoyed watching it.