Ashish Nair I actually cant vote this story because its really sad and true story.Don't want to rate something that has happened in reality in a sad way.I see some reviews that says that this is a great movie like better than :man on fire,ransom,etc".. This is not just a movie ,this is a story of a life of parents that suffered during times like these.These things happen around the world on a daily basis to some people or the other.My review is all about the harsh reality of life that is shown in this film.The end of the movie defines the tittle "voice of a murderer".Here goes the storyline- Director Park Jin-pyo crafts this emotionally pointed docudrama based on the 1991 kidnapping of a young South Korean boy whose abductor sadistically taunted the child's parents over the course of a grueling, month-long period. Television news anchorman Han Kyung- bae and his devoutly religious, stay-at-home wife Oh Ji-sun both love their timid, nine year old son Hwang-sun as much as any devoted mother and father would. Though the rigorous exercise regiment and strict diet they subject the reticent child to may seem harsh to the casual observer, all they want is for him to shed some extra weight so he'll live a long and happy life. The doting parents find their lives turned upside down in an instant however when one day, Hwang- sun vanishes without a trace. Their worst fears are confirmed when, shortly thereafter, Hwang-sun's abductor calls to demand a seizable ransom. Though Han Kyung-bae and his wife are willing to pay any amount of money to ensure their child's safe return, the exchange proves unexpectedly complicated as a parent's worst nightmare slowly snowballs into tragedy. Over the course of the next forty-four days, the frighteningly calm and confident kidnapper taunts the grieving parents with a series of relentlessly cruel telephone calls, gradually drawing Han Kyung-bae and Oh Ji-sun's failures, mistakes, and regrets out into the open while forcing them to endure a slow- burning hell of misery and despair.

KineticSeoul I know how difficult it is to lose a loved one, but the most painful thing is to lose your own son or daughter. This is actually a good kidnap movie with some good thrills and heartbreaking moments. I also found it interesting how the police in this is so inferior in just about every way possible that it gets very freaking annoying, in fact I hated the police in this especially that fat women police person than the kidnapper himself. Although I am sure a lot of the stuff that happens in this movie is made up to keep the audience entertained, it's based on a kidnapping that took place in Korea. Where they never caught the kidnapper and the only trace they have is a recorded message left on the phone. There is a lot of what if moments in this movie, where you think what if things went differently a lot of times or if the characters made a slight different decision. Sol Kyung-gu also proves why he is one of the top actors in Korea, his performance made the final act even more heartbreaking and sad. The negative aspect is that this becomes a linear cat and mouse game, and the cat and mouse game aspect of it wasn't intriguing enough.7.8/10

fedor291 This is easily the best kidnapping movie that has ever been made. If you have yet to embrace Korean cinema, you are missing out on some of the best films to hit the screen. Kyung-gu Sol is one of the best actors on the planet, if you don't believe that go watch "Oasis", "Rikidozan" or any of the "Public Enemy" movies. This movie may be his greatest performance, the emotional highs and lows is character goes through are just amazing to watch. I can't believe the NY Times gave this movie a bad review, saying "Voice of a Murderer is an uninvolving melodrama more suited to the small screen than to the large.", I would love to know what movie they were watching. This is a masterpiece that more people need to see!!

info-14502 This film was very intense. Although it was not violent or graphic, it had many psychologically intense and stressful scenes. And it offers a real glimpse of life in Seoul; the relentless traffic, endless high rise apartments and the fast-paced life of the urban sprawl. As a parent, I could really empathize with the characters. Because it was based on a true story, the whole event takes on more gravity. Unlike many other recent child-kidnapping movies, i.e. with Denzil Washington, or Mel Gibson's Ransom, this "The Voice of a Murderer" is not a Hollywood movie. There are no heroes. It has a fresh take on a familiar plot, with very believable characters.