If you grabbed at "3-Iron," the gifted Kim Ki-duk's latest meditation on violence, love and redemption, it would slither through your fingers like so much smoke — preferably incense smoke, for all its connotations of spiritual cleansing. Simple on the surface, the film basks in its coy unwillingness to spell things out. And the hokey, fablelike finish trivializes everything that came before with its implausible cheeriness. Read the full review

FILM FACTS ...

Sony Pictures Classics

'3-Iron'

Director: Ki-duk Kim
Starring: Seung-yeon Lee, Hee Jae, Hyuk-ho Kwon, Jin-mo Ju, Jeong-ho Choi
Run time: 95 minutes
Release date: April 29, 2005
Rating: R for some sexual content.
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