The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Tell Me Something
Thriller · Crime · Mystery · 1999
Detective Cho, a cop on the edge, is mourning his mother's recent death while under investigation for graft; on top of that he is suddenly put in charge of a seemingly-impenetrable mystery.
Movie details
Tell Me Something
“Crimes This Horrible... Are Better Left Unsolved.”
1999 Thriller · Crime · Mystery 1h 58m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
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TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
Detective Cho, a cop on the edge, is mourning his mother's recent death while under investigation for graft; on top of that he is suddenly put in charge of a seemingly-impenetrable mystery.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Tell Me Something?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Chang Youn-hyun
Han Suk-kyu
Detective Cho
Shim Eun-ha
Chae Su-yeon
Jang Hang-seon
Detective Oh
Yu Jun-sang
Kim Ki-yeon
Yum Jung-ah
Oh Seung-min
Ahn Suk-hwan
Prosecutor Gu
Kim Jung-hak
Detective Lee
Court is in session
Put Tell Me Something on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.