Confession of Murder (Nae-ga Sal-in-beom-i-da) 2012

After the statute of limitation expires on the murders he has committed, Lee Du-seok publishes an autobiography describing all his murders in great detail. Detective Choi, who investigated Lee's murders 15 years ago starts the chase once again and Han Ji-soo, who lost her daughter to Lee, pledges vengeance. Meanwhile, another killer appears, casting doubt to whether Lee is the real serial killer. The key here is how well the story juggles the truth and how solid the description of the characters' tangled relationships is.

Director: Jung Byoung-Gil

Stars: Jung Jae-Young, Park Si-hoo, Kim Young-Ae

JDramaMama's Rating: B-

Ugh, where do I begin? The performances were great, that's why the "B-" rating but the theme was just God-awful sickening: a serial killer who literally, gets away with murder after slaughtering numerous people and becomes a celebrity! He writes a book detailing his evil deeds, appears on live television and claims he's confessing out of guilt...sure. Looks like South Korea has a statue of limitations on murder, unlike the US where you can be hunted down for a murder for the rest of your life. How much is a life worth, there? Park Si-hoo does an excellent job as the demon who has killed so many and flaunts it in the face of the law, writing a book, profiting from his evil deeds. Throughout the movie, he is cool, calm and collected with an evil grin on his face, joyfully admitting his murderous deeds, fully aware the law can't touch him. A dedicated, incensed detective vows to take him down and thus, the real thrills begin.

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