The film maintains Bong Joon-ho's iconic dark humor mixed with ever-building suspense. Related: The 10 Most Influential South Korean Movie Directors of All Time Upon trying to solve a series of murders, they discover they are hunting down South Korea's first documented serial killer. The film revolves around two out-of-the-league detectives who are teamed up with an investigator from the big city to bring down a serial killer. Memories of a Murder is considered his best film by many, and possibly South Korea's greatest film ever, depending on one's affinity for police procedurals.
Bong Joon-ho may have won best picture for Parasite, but when judging the quality of films this good, there is no objectivity to it.