Horreur à Séoul: La traque d'un prédateur

They cops had me rolling in the first episode. I didn't know if they were real cops or comedians joking about the serious of the events. They really sounded scared!! If the cops have no back bones what is the public suppose to do?! It's a good watch and honestly I could see how easy it's to become a "serial murderer" in Korea. The fact this is recent too.

We were told his name, but were never shown his face other than from a distance. If he escapes again, which wouldn't surprise me, I wouldn't have a clue if he sat down beside me in a coffee shop. And what about his background? Did he work? Where did he go to school? What was he like as a kid? What did his friends or associates say about him? And why was he called the Rain Coat Killer other than the cops put a yellow coat on him while walking through public. Was it yellow so they could find him easily in a crowd if he decides to walk away from police custody again? Worth a watch, but poorly done in several other ways than what I mentioned.

I was very surprised by this documentary I was actively waiting for - & not in a good way.

Very very little original material.

Weird filler scenes, newly filmed 'dramatisation' material, to 'illustrate' what these 'detectives' are talking about.

Mostly subjective blabber from inept detectives remembering stuff, and statements - like him being the first serial killer in korea (what??) - ... i will be needing fillers to counteract the forehead wrinkles i got during watching this one.

And not once did they show him (without a mask) or play recordings of interrogations.. everything is re-enacted.. Ugggh, i'm disappointed.

After that i googled a bit of course and found more facts & information on a blog than was laid out these 3 hrs.

I think they should have made a podcast out of this material and not a 'documentary'.

Having seen a good number of serial killer thrillers from South Korea (including Memories of Murder, The Chaser, I Saw The Devil, The Chase) and almost everything featured in the true crime section of Netflix, I thought I was wholly prepared for this one. The killer (Yoo Young-Chul) is probably one of the most vicious and ruthless beasts you'll ever hear about. While the documentary focuses mainly on the compelling manhunt, it also attempts to humanize the crime divisions of the Seoul police by portraying them as a flawed bunch but with genuinely relatable emotions. It must have been exceptionally tiresome to catch a serial killer with zero motive, utter lack of evidence except for a shoeprint, and the randomized selection of victims. On one occasion, he's targeting a more affluent section of the city, and on another, he's targeting isolated sex workers. But the fact that he escaped after being arrested once is a major stain in the careers of all officers involved.

The whirlwind of emotions that the investigating officers go through is showcased in a believable, non-exploitative manner. Though the makers could have given a tad more focus to the victims, the documentary never falls short of engaging. Each episode is a crisp 45-55 minutes, with the makers not resorting to any odd editing gimmicks or overly stylistic tropes. The team tackles the recreation of some of the gruesome incidents with sufficient flair. They focus solely on the documentary telling a gripping story rather than throwing in oodles of style that dilute its realism. The interviews with the criminal profiler are undoubtedly more interesting as he tries to paint a somewhat vivid picture of what goes through a motiveless serial killer's mind while committing the crimes.

This is a decent enough watch but could have been shorter and made into a single documentary. The most disturbing thing about it is how the South Korean police did not have a clue about chasing a serial killer until 2004. It's like their own Jack The Ripper....... Only over 100 years later!