Review of 3-Iron (2004) by Jy S — 01 Nov 2008
Director and writer, Ki-duk Kim, receives a lot of recognition for this picture and while it is different and nicely shot, I think you need to be able to endure the slow drama genre to get the most out of this.
The concept of this film is interesting and it has a ton of potential. It takes advantage of different settings to maintain viewer interest. Seriously, the first 45 minutes to an hour is pretty much the same things happening over and over again, but the fact that the events happen in different houses is a nice change up.
The final 30 minutes of this 90 minute flick becomes a little different and yet it is sort of similar to what happens beforehand. Eventually, it leads to an interesting ending that may leave you thinking.
The thing that hurts the most is that it is difficulty to see the why. Yes, things are happening and there is some flow to the movie, but why are the characters doing what they are doing and what will come of this? One of the big reasons that you will ask these questions is that the dialogue is minimal.
The 2 main characters are together for more than half the film and they say NOTHING. I take that back because one of them has 1 simple line of dialogue the entire 90 minutes.The director forces you to live this story through the camerawork and the acting.
Both are above average and they have to be. I won't say that this is a bore free film, but the directing really lifts this movie out of the gutter. Seung-yeon Lee and Hyun-kyoon Lee work well together and you come to hate the supporting characters.
This is a good thing.Ki-duk Kim does a lot of interesting things with this movie and I give props for that. You just need to like this type of film to really enjoy it.
This review of 3-Iron (2004) was written by Jy S on 01 Nov 2008.
3-Iron has generally received very positive reviews.
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