A triangle of frustrations, revenge and disagreements, handled with ample irony, in which the storytelling talent of this surprising and versatile filmmaker shines. [Full review in Spanish]

| Aug 28, 2023

Oddly, 3-Iron is a violent yet serene meditation on the transitory nature of human existence. A work of genuine poetry, it's a cinematic hole in one.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 25, 2019

Evanescence is the movie's most distinguishing characteristic.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 1, 2013

Beautifully staged an performed, a sly wit with the camera work, an almost silent presentation of a lovely story.

| Original Score: A+ | Jun 21, 2007

It's a tribute to Kim's masterful mysteriousness that you are never quite sure what your exact reaction should be, as well as the fact that it's all highly intriguing rather than inscrutably annoying.

| Mar 1, 2007

Lo mejor de esta fascinante y extraa pelcula es todo lo que dispara en el espectador en su intento por encontrarle un significado.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 24, 2006

3-Iron est un autre bel ajout l'univers plus serein de Kim Ki-duk.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Nov 4, 2006

...μεθυστικοί ρυθμοί και εκκωφαντικές σιωπές...

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 30, 2006

What happens is less important than how it's happening, a film of subtle moments, with feelings and thoughts conveyed almost wordlessly, 3-Iron is both artificial and profound.

| Aug 11, 2006

surreal

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 20, 2006

An unusual original story that's rooted in a Buddhist parable.

| Original Score: A- | Feb 3, 2006

A lovely little movie that nonetheless feels slight even with its metaphysical subject.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jan 2, 2006

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 18, 2005

An engrossing, if demandingly obscure, watch.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 15, 2005

A poignant love story that seems to exist off the map of the real world, living in the blank spaces vacated by others.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 14, 2005

If the snail's pace doesn't send you to sleep, you'll be rewarded with a tender and unusual love story.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 12, 2005

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jun 25, 2005

Wings of Desire ... in reverse

Full Review | Original Score: A | Jun 17, 2005

What is so engaging about the film is the way its director, Ki-duk Kim, manages to keep our interest intensely focused on the couple.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 16, 2005

The quirkiness does get a little tiresome, even though director Kim Ki-duk and cinematographer Jang Seung-beck are able to capture some eerily beautiful images.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 10, 2005