Review of 3-Iron (2004) by Ryan P — 22 Jan 2013
A quiet, hypnotic love story by Kim Ki-duk. It's something close to a miracle how the 2 lead actors were able to create authentic chemistry between themselves without uttering a single spoken word (well, the majority of it was unspoken anyway), and without it ever being dull.
It's also a testament to Ki-duk's direction, which was much like his work in ''Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring'': fabulous. You really have to admire his subtlety of moving the camera, how he shows us the tiniest of details, how he creates the most breathtaking of shots (like that kiss at the end).
The score matches it for excellence. I was loving where the film was taking me, but where it finally ended up left me (kinda) bewildered. I'm not going to say it was awful, but a repeat viewing is definitely in order here for that (disjointed?) third act.
All in all, it's a beautiful piece of work that deserves a lot more attention from movie geeks.
This review of 3-Iron (2004) was written by Ryan P on 22 Jan 2013.
3-Iron has generally received very positive reviews.
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