Memories of Murder's retarded cousin.

Very good thriller with a lot of suspense. I enjoyed the way time is taken to portray different sides there are to people, and how they develop themselves through what happens to them. Also nice in the unconventional line of the plot.

Jesus, this was really provoking. Crazy to even think of an ending like this. Typic Korean crazy

A frantic and taut Korean serial killer thriller. One classy, if bloody and messy, gut wrencher of a movie

A great Korean thriller. The Chaser has a great plot, and stupendous camera work. I love the dark atmosphere and the lead actor gives a spectacular performance. This movie gives smart bits of humor with its serious moments, and is a refreshing addition to its genre. Not for everyone, but if you are a Korean film junkie or tired of the typical American thriller you'll love this.

Bugune kadar izledigim en sacma filmlerden biri. Filmde akli basinda olan tek biri var, o da katil. Onun disinda herkes gerizekali. Diycemki sistem elestirisi yapmis senarist. Hic inandirici degil. Sirf hikaye devam etsin de adina yarasir takip sahneleri olsun diye bir suru tesaduf ki hepsi de birilerinin aptalligi yuzunden. Polis aptal, bas rol aptal, bakkal aptal, vali aptal.

It could have been something more than just a THRILLER... a very good thriller I must add.

Huh, PSI's kinda high on this one. Interesting choice of main character in the pimp with a heart of go... bronze, but the coincidences kill off the suspension of disbelief, and it does feel a bit like a second-rate Memories of Murder. But that's still a pretty good place for a movie to be.

An excellent mix of drama and suspense. Has a few surprises along the way, and the story can get pretty dark at times (if you don't mind some unlikely coincidences). Gave some flashbacks to Memories of Murder at times.

Based on true events this film is a little unusual in that we now who the killer is right off the bat.What this film focuses on is the incompetence of the police and the search by an ex-cop turned pimp's quest to find one of his girls.The acting by the pimp is pretty good and though there seems to be some plot contrivances to extend the run time I really didn't find them all that bad.The ending was O.K. but I though the fight could have been better.

Overall Enjoyment: 25/40, Plot/Themes: 15/20, Cinematography/Direction: 15/20, Acting/Writing: 15/20 A fast paced crime thriller with a complex story that keeps you wondering what will happen right up until the very end. At times quite disturbing to watch, but very well made and well acted.

Relies far too much on coincidences and the police being bumbling idiots. The whole convenience store scene is incredibly stupid.

One of the best thrillers I've seen this decade. A must-watch.

The South Koreans have a way of mixing in humour in tense thrillers and get away with it that quite frankly blow me away. The Chaser is one of the more accomplished ones, where an ex-cop turned pimp goes on the search for his missing hookers. Feel-bad and feel-good wrapped into one.

Suspenseless Korean crime movie.

The first 25 minutes are great - for that period it is a tight, taut, intriguing thriller that doesn't take its time, is quite entertaining and has a disturbingly brutal torture scene. Then it throws away suspense and most of the grittiness and the plot descends in to silliness where almost everyone is not just inept but utterly idiotic, bumbling clowns and the moments of entertainment are replaced by disruptive, awful attempts at humour and the film just generally seems to get a bit sloppy.

a sprawling, sweeping, operatic detective thriller that jolts between absurd comedy, visceral brutality, tenderness and tragedy at a breathless pace, reveling in clichés only in order to subvert them. it's the ideal genre picture; unabashedly epic, perfectly unpretentious and unrestrained, and with a bleak noir sensibility that lingers.

Thrillhouse.

The serial killer is chilling and brutal. The police are complete idiots and ruin the mood a bit. The pimp does a good job of being the chaser. Ultimately, like the pimp himself, I was overwhelmed with frustration over how stupid the cops were.

Good premise, bad execution. The script is full of silly coincidences and characters switching behaviour with no real reason.