
Tae-suk (Hee Jae) is a lonely drifter who spends his nights in one empty vacation home after another. However, Tae-suk is not your usual squatter, as the courteous young man always makes sure to show his absent -- and unknowing -- hosts his gratitude by doing small household tasks or making simple improvements before moving on. One day, Tae-suk mistakes a quiet home for an empty one and stumbles across an abused housewife (Seung-yeon Lee) in urgent need of his intervention.... (Full plot summary below)
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Tae-suk (Hee Jae) is a lonely drifter who spends his nights in one empty vacation home after another. However, Tae-suk is not your usual squatter, as the courteous young man always makes sure to show his absent -- and unknowing -- hosts his gratitude by doing small household tasks or making simple improvements before moving on. One day, Tae-suk mistakes a quiet home for an empty one and stumbles across an abused housewife (Seung-yeon Lee) in urgent need of his intervention.
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| L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasAs repellent and repellently opportunistic a piece of work as the various shock-horror provocations that helped to launch [Ki-Duk's] worrisome career. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAlternately witty, caustic, tender and endlessly imaginative and unpredictable, this latest film from one of Korea's most idiosyncratic and prolific directors is as confident as its resourceful hero, Tae-suk. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittQuiet, mysterious, sometimes violent, ultimately close to sublime. |
| NewsdayJan StuartArtful and engrossing, but the hero's insolent silences get to be a pain. |
| Film ThreatEric CamposIt's a love story without all the verbal hooey and it hits harder than most. |
| New York ObserverAndrew SarrisAn uncanny spiritual exploration of the unlikeliest of great loves. |
| Dallas Morning NewsChris VognarA hypnotic, almost wordless love story about transience physical and spiritual. |
| Detroit Free PressJohn Monaghan3-Iron may not be a horror movie, but it is still haunting. |
| Film ScoutsJason GorberBeautifully staged an performed, a sly wit with the camera work, an almost silent presentation of a lovely story. |
| Village 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. |