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Metascore
28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittQuiet, mysterious, sometimes violent, ultimately close to sublime.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAlternately witty, caustic, tender and endlessly imaginative and unpredictable.
- 80Film ThreatEric CamposFilm ThreatEric CamposIt's a love story without all the verbal hooey and it hits harder than most.
- 80VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyA rarefied love story, conducted with no dialogue between the principals.
- 80The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott Tobias3-Iron gains its hypnotic power by observing these characters through a slight remove. With total command of his effects, Kim transforms an already peculiar romance into something as otherworldly as a ghost story.
- 80The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensA teasing, self-conscious and curiously heartfelt demonstration of his (Mr. Kim) mischievous formal ingenuity.
- 70Village VoiceEd ParkVillage VoiceEd ParkTaut even when ridiculous, with flashes of comedy, 3-Iron has less to offer than its predecessors, but at minimum it's the playful exhaustion of a formal constraint.
- 70TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxThe almost supernatural turn which Kim's lovely film takes during its final act, however, is totally unexpected, and just one reason why Kim ranks as one of the most justly celebrated talents in contemporary Korean cinema.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterThe result is slightly less interesting and less appealing even as arthouse fare.
- 30L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasAs repellent and repellently opportunistic a piece of work as the various shock-horror provocations (The Isle, The Coast Guard) that helped to launch this worrisome career (Kim Ki-Duk).