The problem with plot twists at the end of the movie where they show footage of what actually took place at a crucial moment is it throws into question everything that happened beforehand. Must we trust the new scene without question? Are there other scenes that also didn't unfold as previously shown? Throw into the mix that Insane's female lead (Kang Ye-won) was kidnapped to a psych ward where she was tortured by a diabolical doctor (Kim Jong-soo) who harvested his other victims for their black market organs and you realize how slippery the truth is destined to be. Are we really expected to believe that a discredited reporter seeking fame is our most reliable source?
So Insane is insane and inane; Lee Cheol-ha's maddening whodunit Is also a whodunwhat as we struggle to figure out exactly what crimes were committed first then figure out who is responsible for each one. Arson. Murder. Abduction. Torture. Dirty medicine. Shady journalism. Castration. You'd assume with that last one I'd know who the culprit was but I don't feel confident that I do. And I did see who the victim was! But was it a trick castration? Or should we write that grisly crime off like the woman who claimed her uterus was messed up by vaseline? I'll leave solving this puzzle to someone else.
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