Tell Me Something
Kino International | Release Date: September 12, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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80
VarietyDerek Elley
A crackerjack serial-killer chiller in "Seven" mold, Tell Me Something cleverly disguises its thoroughly generic content and leaps of logic with highly honed technique and an involving approach to narrative. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
A complicated and stylish Korean thriller that will make viewers' skin crawl. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Stylish, sullen, and a little predictable, Tell Me Something is the match of any American film in its quasi-genre, though you suspect that without a world market to target, it might've been even more anxious and intrepid. Read full review
70
New Times (L.A.)Andy Klein
Stylish, but definitely not for the squeamish Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyPaul Malcolm
Director Chang builds some chilling suspense into the cop's grim investigative routine -- as well as generous helpings of blood: It runs, splashes and sprays as the amputations continue. Read full review
60
The New York TimesDana Stevens
It doles out information so arbitrarily that you are robbed of the twin pleasures of figuring out clues and figuring out you've been fooled. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
For all the blood spilt -- and there are gallons of it -- this is a surprisingly understated thriller. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Not ultimately original enough to sustain its many horrific images. Read full review
50
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Familiar and predictable enough, especially if you have seen Hollywood serial-killer thrillers like "Se7en." Read full review
40
EmpireDamon Wise
Director Yang Joon-hyun works scrupulously from the Hollywood serial murder playbook, and delivers something which does its job, even as its last reel flounders with several too many plot twists, but has no particular reason to exist. Read full review
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