Movie review score
5
Movie : 3 Iron ( 2004 ) Korean
Genre : Romance | Drama
Our Rating : 8/10
3-Iron [ Bin-jip (original title)] - One of best Romantic Movies watched in recent time.Ki-duk Kim is def a master of Art and he brings this movie direct from his heart. Can a movie be made with 70% no Dialogues and rest where only eye's speak. If there is one worth a film , then this will be it. This movie would definitely haunts you and will stay with you for a while.Kim Ki-duk tells his entire story with minimal dialogue. In fact, there are lengthy passages in which no one speaks. The two lead characters - Tae-suk (Jae Hee) and Sun-hwa (Lee Seung-yeon) are mute for most of the film . By eliminating dialogue, director forces his characters to interact on a non-verbal level, and it intensifies the manifestations of their emotions. The expressions from both Tae-Suk and Sun-Hwa was definitely mind blowing. Except the last 30 minutes a unacceptable confusing closes , where the director takes you through a unfair turns and twists , this movie would still hold your heart with it. A must try movie .One of the most striking aspects of “3-Iron” is the way Kim generates tension between the calm, ambient existence of the two protagonists, and the violent noise of the outside world . The BGM with a gentle soundtrack makes you fly along.According to Kim in the press notes, the title has a meaning. In a concrete sense, it refers to the golf club that is used in several key sequences. Also, since the 3-iron is often the most neglected golf club, there is a symbolic connection to the main characters, both of whom are among life's cast-offs.
Plot : 3-Iron is a love story of a most unconventional kind. The movie opens by introducing us to Tae-suk, a loner and wanderer who has no job and no residence. Every day, he tapes fast-food flyers across the keyholes to homes. After a certain amount of time has passed, he assumes that the houses where the flyers are untouched are temporarily uninhabited, so he "invites" himself to stay until the residents return from vacation. Tae-suk never damages or steals anything. Instead, he repays the people's unwitting hospitality by watering their plants, doing their wash, and fixing anything that may be broken (like a clock or bathroom scale). By the time they return, he is gone, and most never notice that someone has "invaded" their privacy.
Eventually, considering the uncertain nature of the means by which he procures lodging, Tae-suk makes a mistake and breaks into a house that isn't empty. Hiding in the corner of a back room is Sun-hwa, a model whose face is a patchwork of bruises resulting from her treatment at the hands of an abusive husband (Kwon Hyuk-ho). At first, she is frightened by Tae-suk's intrusion, but when she determines that he means no harm, she begins observing him. When she makes her presence known to him, he is masturbating to nude pictures of her. Tae-suk flees the house, but is drawn back. After confronting Sun-hwa's husband with a golf club and three golf balls, Tae-suk takes off again - this time accompanied by Sun-hwa. Together, they resume Tae-suk's habit of finding new places to spend each night.
FAM Punch Line : If you are one such audience who likes Slow romantic Journey , then this is your movie..