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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.
- 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).