Ugh. Sorry but I can't stop myself from comparting this and the original version. I loved the Korean movie and I strongly prefer it.

The truth is, Confession of Murder is all about its plot twist. The plot twist is what makes the movie actually good. And watching the Japanese remake knowing about the plot twist, was not the best decision. If you know the truth behind everything, you don't feel excited at all. I was just bored but was still curious if they'll add anything more to the original story.

And they did, they added a plot twist to the plot twist, lmao. Not a good idea, it was actually ridicuous and totally unnecessary. The movie felt so long and they even add more stuff. Actually the overall pace was kind of slow.

The acting was good though, which is one of the reasons why this movie wasn't THAT bad after all. Ito Hideaki did an amazing job. As for Fujiwara Tatsuya, he was decent. Honestly I remember the killer being more of a psycho, he made every scene hella intense, at least that's how Park Shi Hoo portrayed him in the original version. Fujiwara Tatsuya was a the colder, calmer version.

The directing was amazing and there's this one thing that was done better in this version - the revelation at the end. It was more intense and I loved it.

It's a decent watch, though I wouldn't recommend it if you've seen the Korean original movie, because as I said, it will be less exciting.