Madeo (2009)

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1. 

   mi-16evil

   Koreans proving once again that they are making the best films in the world right now. 12 years 8 months ago
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   Siskoid

   Post-Parasite, it's current and proper to check out the lesser-known films in Bong Joon-ho's filmography and 2009's Mother is totally worth the price of admission. Kim Hye-ja is impeccable as the eponymous, over-protective mother whose slow-witted son is charged with the murder of a school girl. There's only one thing to do and it's try to solve this murder mystery herself. But let's just say this is no Miss Marples. We're in the slums here, and desperation has been this woman's companion for a long time. What Bong Joon-ho is doing here is orchestrating a dance between cruel acts that are actually kindnesses, and kind acts that are actually cruelties, a most difficult balancing act that occasions some brutal twists of fate, well supported by his visuals. I especially like his close-ups, which are used for different effects, from the comic to the suspenseful, but always distinct and memorable. His interest in class struggle isn't as obvious in Mother, but people still prey on one another based on tiny increments of status. Mother is a more subtle work than much of what he's done since. 3 years 4 months ago
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   Windill

   A mother battles to prove the innocence of her son, accused of murder.
   Good crime movie with some moments of fun and others of weirdness.
   Not as good or Memories of murder, though. 4 years 10 months ago

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